The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-10-14
The Strong-minded Women Of
Shakespeare.
Read at the Chautauqua Literary Enter
talnment, and published by request.

ois unstrung and unpublished, yet Sc
1 dazzling in its disorder that on,
perceives that he has gasped {
treasure. In speaking ofthe strong
r minded women of Shakespeare one
each Of his characters of differen,
dispositions should be mentioned
so that we can judge Of the contrast
! just as we judge the height Of the
pyramid by the contrast Of the hu.
man atoms at its base.
| shall take Ophelia-tendey. gem
tie and kind. She reminds one Of
a dove caught In tempest, lacking
strength of wing to carry it home,
and courage to face the broodinp
storm; tossed hither and thither
with its silver pihions shining
against the black thunder-cloud
Aftef few giddy whirls it falls
frightened, bewildered and blinded
Now YOU have seen the fair dove.
Let us turn TO the fair tigrrss, kath-
crime, who said she would rather see
her father hung than bend her will
o. Katherine, thefe Is n deyilish
spirit lurking within thy breast
DO wonder they COLL you KATE the
Wasp, and Kate the Strong-willed
But wait-there is one who is des-
tined to tame "this proud bird oil
The mountains" Notice the differ
ence in Kate befors and after tam
ing. This is what she says before
HGentlemen, you are natural fools, |
while a woman is made fool from
associating with you, if she has not
strength Of mind and spirit 10 re-
sist but |, | defy yoti." One day
she is out riding with her husband.
II is the hour of noon, and the sun
is broiling libt She complains Of
its heat-"how iiercely thesuh doth
shine" He assures her lit Is not
the sun, 'tis the thooh,' aDear
husband; ! know Ii is the hun that
'hifies SO brightly" "Katherine, ,
~ my mothers COW, (and that's 4,
MYSELF you shall say It's the moon.
u sts a star-just anything | wish )
'os 10 say" "very wei, it "a the /
lioohi it is a star, it is a tallow can. {
lie you say So" "Katherine ! ;,
ay it Is the moon.p Husband Itr
now tits the moon" "Nay then {,
hou liest it is The blessed sum- =
Then God be blessed, it is the h
lessed sun. l. is what you mayi Il
lease to call 1t, dear husband, and 7,
shall be so for your Katherine. y i,
his was after tanning. 50
In the comedy, CAS- You Like IT. y
e find the strong-minded Rosalind m
fair pink-cheeked, impulsiye Ro- Of
lind, What she thinks shemust Of
'eak. Strong enough to plan ex- o,
editions, yet tender enough I'd com -
IT Celia, who was the weaker yes
/ onlS once did she cry like a
oman, and that was from wound
pride, and not a wounded heart.
Beatrice Is the saucicst, the most
aarkling madcap girl that Shake
care ever drew. or course, she
rs she don't want a husband.
hat girl Of hef age ever acknowl-
ses she does2 Finally size meets
nedick, and loves him. How
lndly flashes out the true and no
nature. She is sparkling and
icy to the last, and tells her Benz
OK hS has a jewel for a wife.
The character which stands fore
st in King John" is, Constance.
9 70 an eagle wounded, but def
strong in her nelplessness, cour-
GUS IN her desperation.
largarett was turned by. ambi-l
! into the sfe-wolf of France.
: pride so ovef-weening, it caus-
ler to level noble Humphrey, the II
! support of her fathers throne. vel
n Che ruined Queen, Bercft Of r I.yI i
band, of love, Of Child and of ton
me, has nothing left to console o me's
Jbntwaits grimly for the over Co,
Nv Of her enemies eluekling
the villienies of Richard and i
storm that is to overwhelm him sor +
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olumnias TO whom it was said req gi
ther. ton have saveS n n;fr H.. isfact