Shakespeare's daughters / Sharon Hamilton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hamilton, Sharon, 1943-

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Characters--Daughters.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Characters--Fathers.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Domestic drama, English--History and criticism.

Domestic drama, English.

Conflict of generations in literature.

Fathers and daughters in literature.

Daughters in literature.

Fathers in literature.

Fathers.

Daughters.

Physical Description:

vii, 184 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2003]

Summary:

Shakespeare explored the father-daughter relationship again and again, often featuring a widower with an adolescent daughter who has spent most of her life under her father's control. The plays usually begin when the daughter is on the verge of womanhood and eager to make her own decisions, especially in matters of the heart. 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.

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).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0786415673

OCLC:

51613823