After hearing Duke Frederick’s comments to Orlando, Rosalind whispers to Celia that her own father, Duke Senior, was fond of Sir Rowland. Had Rosalind known that Orlando was the son of such a noble man, she would have tried even harder to stop him from wrestling.
Celia then tells Rosalind that they should go and congratulate Orlando. Rosalind even gives Orlando her own necklace and declares that she would give him even more if she had the means to do so. Rosalind’s gift, as events will later prove, is not just a prize for winning the wrestling match: it is also a token of affection. Rosalind likes Orlando.
Orlando also likes Rosalind, but his sudden rush of affection for her has made him tongue-tied: he is unable to speak. Love has struck him dumb. Rosalind and Celia then exit before Orlando can respond to their kindness.
Le Beau then enters and kindly informs Orlando that Duke Frederick “is humorous” (233). He is not indicating that the Duke is full of good humor. Rather, he is asserting that the Duke is moody and morose. The Duke is full of dark emotions or passions. During the Middle Ages people believed that illnesses and negative emotions were caused by an excess of fluids in the body called humours (sanguine, choler, melancholy, and phlegm). The Duke, apparently, is full of choler: he is angry and bad-tempered. He may also be sanguinary: hot and violent. Therefore, Orlando should get away