Reading points: some matters to consider as you read:

Note how the comedy in this play depends less on plot than in the first two we've read; note how the humor is generally of greater intellectual complexity.

 The pastoral "green world": the Arden forest as an escape from the "real world"; compare and contrast the forest world in this play with that in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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 Focus particularly on Arden as portraying the classical conception of the idyllic pastoral world of shepherds and their lovers in perfect harmony with nature: note how Shakespeare both celebrates and parodies or mocks the conventional pastoral world.

 Very witty wordplay: Touchstone, the professional fool; Jaques, the would-be professional fool; and above all, Rosalind.  In the case of Touchstone especially, consider how the "fool" offers significant legitimate truths under the guise of being "foolish."
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Gender roles, with Rosalind especially.  Beyond the obvious assumption of a man's identity as Ganymede, how else does Rosalind defy typical gender expectations for the time?  Compare this play's depiction of gender roles with that in The Taming of the Shrew.

 Consider how different characters and situations echo, mirror, or contradict characters and situations in other scenes in the play: that is, as you read, note how different characters, or pairs of characters, or different scenes involving different sets of characters, focus on similar issues but with substantially different and frequently ironic insights or outcomes. A few specific themes to note include city life vs. rural life; the role of the "witty observer" (Touchstone vs. Jaques, e.g., and/or perhaps vs. Rosalind); romantic love, of course (the several sets of lovers); and Rosalind as Ganymede vs. Rosalind as herself.

 Examine the significance of the various songs throughout the play: how do they relate to or comment upon the play's central themes or events?

 Note the advice characters offer other characters on the topic of love: attend especially to Rosalind's "instruction" of Orlando—what does Ganymede teach Orlando about how to woo Rosalind?

Explore the psychological richness and depth of Rosalind's character. What makes her so special that such eminent Shakespearean scholars as Harold Bloom consider her one of Shakespeare's three greatest characters (along with Falstaff and Hamlet)?

 The play's continuing relevance: look for any significant applicability in any respect to modern readers.