Shakespeare's daughters / Sharon Hamilton.

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 Opelia (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).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2003001316
ISBN0786415673 (softcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PR2992.D38 H36 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold