Shakespeares Unmuted Women

Shakespeare's Unmuted Women explores women's speeches in selected plays by Shakespeare, highlighting women's discerning insight as a vital ingredient in these selected works. The book discusses the use of rhetoric in speeches by women as a cementing material that supports the casing of the incidents. Women holding forth on the issues related to the common concerns emerged in the plays perform a distinguishing role in strengthening the bond between decisions taken and executed by each character and make their major important contribution to the overall impact of the play. Comprising six chapters, the volume analyses Cordelia's and Desdemona's speeches in King Lear and Othello; Cleopatra's and Tamora's speeches in Antony and Cleopatra and Titus Andronicus; Beatrice's and Rosalind's speeches in Much Ado About Nothing and As You Like It; and Katherine's and Lady Anne's speeches in Henry V and Richard III, respectively. The text discusses women's rich and profound discourse in these works to accentuate the meaningful input in verbal communication. In Shakespeare's selected plays, women's insightfulness and perspicuity are closely considered to emphasize how women make efficient use of rhetoric, aptly used by Queen Elizabeth I during Shakespeare's time. Queen Elizabeth's outstanding public speeches inspired those who listened to her and Shakespeare's women are partial embodiments of her.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Queen Elizabeth, Unmuted Empress of Her Time
Chapter 2 Cordelia and Desdemona, Vocal Supporters of Justice in King Lear and Othello
Chapter 3 Verbal Forays of Tamora and Cleopatra in Titus Andronicus and Antony and Cleopatra
Chapter 4 Droll Love Tutorials of Beatrice and Rosalind in Much Ado About Nothing and As You Like It
Chapter 5 Katherine and Lady Anne's Eloquence and Shielding Rhetoric in Henry V and Richard III
Chapter 6 Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Gul Kurtulus, Gül Kurtulus, Gül Kurtuluş
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.06.2024
• EAN: 9781032612195
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3261219-5
• No. of pages: 170
• Series: Routledge Studies in Shakespeare
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance, DRAMA / Shakespeare, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Literary studies: general, Literary theory, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Shakespeare Plays, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Literary studies: c 1400 to c 1600, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean, shakespeare, womens literature