Two Shakespearean Fathers
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A 5 page essay that discusses the roles and characterizations of the fathers who are featured in two of Shakespeare's comedies, A Midsummer's Night's Dream and The Taming of the Shrew. This examination shows that Shakespeare was more inclined to show the father in The Taming of the Shrew. Baptista, in a more favorable light then the father in Midsummer Night's Dream Egeus. No additional sources listed.
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Women in “The Taming of the Shrew”
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A 4 page paper which examines the treatment of women in Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew.” No additional sources cited.
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Women in Taming of the Shrew
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A 5 page research paper that discusses the role of women in Shrew. The writer argues that the behavior of the women in this play is not only against what was perceived as societal norms, but, also a direct contradiction against divine order. Therefore, the function of the women in this comedy is to not only to portray "uppity" women, but to demonstrate the human quality to rebel or "sin" against God's express will. The fact that all of the women in the play, at some point, behave in a shrewish manner suggests that this tendency is presented as universal. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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