Hamilton, Sharon. Shakespeare's daughters

Folger bibliographic ID: 125093
Folger call number: PR2992.D38 H36 2003
Folger holdings ID: 117010

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Includes index

Contents

The father as inept or able mentor : Romeo and Juliet and The tempest -- Daughters who rebel : Hermia (A midsummer night's dream), Jessica (The merchant of Venice) and Desdemona (Othello) -- Daughters who acquiesce : Hero (Much ado about nothing), Lavinia (Titus Andronicus), and Ophelia (Hamlet) -- Plighted cunning, playing the good girl role : The taming of the shrew and King Lear -- Daughters who act in their fathers' stead : Portia (The merchant of Venice), Viola (Twelfth night), and Rosalind (As you like it) -- Daughters who forgive and heal : Marina (Pericles), Perdita (The winter's tale), and Cordelia (King Lear)

Extended title: Shakespeare's daughters / Sharon Hamilton

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Domestic drama, English Conflict of generations in literature Fathers and daughters in literature Daughters in literature Fathers in literature

author: Hamilton, Sharon, 1943-
subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616