Studying Shakespeare: A Guide to the PlaysThis engaging book draws on all of Shakespeare's plays to show they can still be used as a guide to life.
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... daughter, the son who rebels against a father, the husband who abuses a wife, the woman who loves a man who doesn't return her feelings, the politician who doesn't sleep at night, the ruler who invades a foreign country, the subject who ...
... daughter, the son who rebels against a father, the husband who abuses a wife, the woman who loves a man who doesn't return her feelings, the politician who doesn't sleep at night, the ruler who invades a foreign country, the subject who ...
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... daughter who . . .”; the actor of Lear will begin, “It's about this king who. . .” (cf. Walter 1993: 201). All three ... daughters. (Jane Smiley's novel, A Thousand Acres, chooses to tell the story from Goneril's point of view.) In the ...
... daughter who . . .”; the actor of Lear will begin, “It's about this king who. . .” (cf. Walter 1993: 201). All three ... daughters. (Jane Smiley's novel, A Thousand Acres, chooses to tell the story from Goneril's point of view.) In the ...
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Contents
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2 Marital Life Shakespeare and Romance | 50 |
3 Political Life Shakespeare and Government | 88 |
4 Public Life Shakespeare and Social Structures | 140 |
5 Real Life Shakespeare and Suffering | 180 |
Works Cited | 223 |
Index | 235 |
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