Shakespeare's daughters
By: Sharon Hamilton.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Daughters.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Fathers.; Domestic drama, English -- History and criticism.; Conflict of generations in literature.; Fathers and daughters in literature.; Daughters in literature.; Fathers in literature.
Description: "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."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The father as inept or able mentor : Romeo and Juliet and The tempest; title: Daughters who rebel : Hermia (A midsummer night's dream), Jessica (The merchant of Venice) and Desdemona (Othello); title: Daughters who acquiesce : Hero (Much ado about nothing), Lavinia (Titus Andronicus), and Ophelia (Hamlet); title: Plighted cunning, playing the good girl role : The taming of the shrew and King Lear; title: Daughters who act in their fathers' stead : Portia (The merchant of Venice), Viola (Twelfth night), and Rosalind (As you like it); title: Daughters who forgive and heal : Marina (Pericles), Perdita (The winter's tale), and Cordelia (King Lear).