Shakespeare's DaughtersMcFarland, 28.06.2010 - 191 Seiten The father-daughter relationship was one that Shakespeare explored again and again. His typical pattern featured a middle-aged or older man, usually a widower, with an adolescent daughter who had spent most of her life under her father's control, protected in his house. The plays usually begin when the daughter is on the verge of womanhood and eager to assert her own identity and make her own decisions, especially in matters of the heart, even if it means going against her father's wishes. This work considers Capulet in Romeo and Juliet as an inept father to Juliet and Prospero in The Tempest as an able mentor to Miranda; Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Jessica in The Merchant of Venice and Desdemona in Othello as daughters who rebel against their fathers; Hero in Much Ado About Nothing, Lavinia in Titus Andronicus and Ophelia in Hamlet as daughters who acquiesce; Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew and Goneril and Regan in King Lear as daughters who cunningly play the good girl role; Portia in The Merchant of Venice, Viola in Twelfth Night and Rosalind in As You Like It as daughters who act in their fathers' places; and Marina in Pericles, Perdita in The Winter's Tale and Cordelia in Lear as daughters who forgive and heal. |
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... daugh- ter's reactions to various kinds of paternal treatment , authoritarian , benev- olent , or oblivious . In the comedies , I realized , the effects of a deleterious relationship could be overcome by the influence of happy chance or ...
... daugh- ter's affections— the man who will win her and carry her off . By explor- ing his own " feminine side , " Shakespeare could have the gratification of playing all three roles . Finally , biographical factors certainly had an ...
... daugh- ter are saved . Such daughters as Hermia , Celia , and Hero end up both reconciled to their fathers and wed to their true loves . Not surprisingly , the comedies and the romances abound with benev- olent patriarchs who promote a ...
... daugh- ters as well as his fathers depth and variety and at the same time made them familiar enough to seem universal . The drama critic Michael Billington , commenting on the success of several foreign - language productions , calls ...
... daugh- ter's only companion , teacher , and role model . The Capulets , in contrast , hold a prominent place in the busy current of Veronan high society , Juliet has the potential benefit of four parent - figures- her nurse and her ...
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Daughters Who Rebel Hermia A Midsummer Nights Dream Jessica The Merchant of Venice and Desdemona Othello | 35 |
Hero Much Ado About Nothing Lavinia Titus Andronicus and Ophelia Hamlet | 69 |
The Taming of the Shrew and King Lear | 93 |
Portia The Merchant of Venice Viola Twelfth Night and Rosalind As You Like It | 125 |
Marina Pericles Perdita The Winters Tale and Cordelia King Lear | 151 |
Conclusion | 178 |
Index | 181 |