The Women of Shakespeare's Plays - Analysis of the Role of the Women in Select Plays with Plot Synopses and Selected One-Act Plays

This book analyzes, through easy-to-follow play synopses, the strengths and weaknesses of the female protagonists as they impact not only the plot of Shakespeare's plays but the male protagonist. Selected, condensed one-act versions of the plays are provided in order to enrich the discussion of the play, to stimulate in reading the play in its entirety, and to provide a springboard for group discussion of the play and the impact of the women. Contents: William Shakespeare: His Art, Life and Times; The Women of Shakespeare's Plays: An Overview; The Comedy of Errors; Hamlet, Prince of Denmark; The Merry Wives of Windsor; Julius Caesar; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Macbeth; Much Ado About Nothing; Othello the Moor of Venice; The Taming of the Shrew; Antony and Cleopatra; Twelfth Night or What You Will; Romeo and Juliet; The Two Gentlemen of Verona; Bibliography.

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By Courtini Crump Wright

Product details

• Authors: Courtini Crump Wright, Wright Courtini Crump
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.11.1992
• EAN: 9780819188267
• ISBN: 978-0-8191-8826-7
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 228 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 313 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; English, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Gender studies, gender groups, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Gender Identity