Both women are seen as daughters, caregivers, future wives, and mothers-society's most prized possessions. ... Social and war-time duties are overthrown when Saturninus takes Tamora as his wife and makes her the Empress of Rome. ... According to King Lear, she is his favorite daughter; one whom he intended "to set my rest/On her kind nursery" (1.1.123-4). Lear theorizes Cordelia as his daughter and arrogantly seeks to set her up as "his mother during his second childhood." King Lear blocks out the role(s) Cordelia plays in his world because he sees her as his daughter and caregiver; as ea...

• Word Count: 2903
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Lear thinks that he does the right thing by banishing Kent and getting rid of his hard-hearted and unthankful daughter, but " Time shall unfold what plighted cunning hides-. After he splits his wealth among his insincere daughters, Lear is not treated well by his daughters and the whole retinue. ... Lear realizes the truth about his daughters. ... Being honest, she is considered a former daughter by her father. ... He accompanies him when his daughters lock him out of the castle. ...

• Word Count: 2724
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• Grade Level: High School

In order to share the kingdoms, he command his daughters to say how much they love him and promise to give the greatest part to that daughter. The two older daughters, Gonerill and Regan were wicked. ... However, Lear's youngest and the favorite daughter response: "Nothing, my lord". ... In the storm, Lear wanders around talking none sense to the storm and came back to the topic about his two unfaithful daughters as "Nor rain, wind, thunder, fire, are my daughters. ... It show that Lear mind his not normal, he was shock from the betrayal from his daughters. ...

• Word Count: 3449
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After seeing Bianca for the first time, Lucentio is already telling Tranio, "Tranio, I burn, I pine, I perish, Tranio,/ If I achieve not this young modest girl- (I.i.147-148). ... Some even believe that the men of this time cast themselves in their own plays as a woman. ... Katherine is definitely not the favorite of Baptista's two daughters and she knows this. ... Katherine was considered to be "a shrewd, ill-favored wife- (I.ii.55)and she was definitely not what the men were looking for at the time. ... "Rebellious women- were a concern for Englishmen during the time that Shakespe...

• Word Count: 2530
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The Shakespeare Authorship Controversy Historians and scholars since the time of the Renaissance have questioned the authorship of Shakespeare's works. ... Judith, the younger daughter, also could not read or write. The oldest daughter, Susanna, could sign her name, but was illiterate. ... It is the opinion of many, that Shakspere's literacy did not surpass his daughter's (Bethel 50). ... There is some speculation that Shakspere may have met Edward de Vere in London at this time. ...

• Word Count: 2847
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Moreover, in the view of the majority of critics, the play charts the growth of Lear's wisdom, as he learns the emptiness of worldly glory and comes to embrace the love of his daughter Cordelia as the one true value in his life. ... As convinced as critics are of the greatness of King Lear as a work of art, they evidently have a hard time giving an account of the play that explains that greatness. ...

• Word Count: 8939
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• Grade Level: High School

This test type allows explanatory, contextualizing the time of William Shakespeare, which was the Renaissance, is the name given to a broad cultural movement that occurred in Western Europe in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. ... It's the time of the coats of arms, coats of arms and privileges. ... Therefore, the world of that time was characterized by great people who gave a great contribution to humanity, as Galileo Galilei, Nicolaus Copernicus, Thomas Moor, Miguel de Cervantes, Michel de Montaigne, Johannes Kleper, Niccolo Machiavelli to name a few. ... In 1583, Susan and her dau...

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(Scott 370-373) Male domination not only exists between husband and wife, but also between father and daughter. ... This fairy kingdom is essentially a dream, which appears whenever reason goes to sleep, and during this time Oberon controls all things. ...

• Word Count: 2837
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By breaking her silence and declaring, with dignity, how outlandish his tyranny is, the character of Hermione is severed from the typical role that the Renaissance woman played in literature of the time. ... If we consider Knapp's claim, we answer both questions: The statue of Hermione, static and unmoving, is a myth, just as the gentle, passive and weak Renaissance woman is a myth, created and maintained in a patriarchal society, appropriated by daughters, and restricted to inferiority and, therefore, situation. ... Here, Knapp suggests an original interpretation of Shakespeare's ch...

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If he is not at the proverbial right place in the right time, the events that transpire could not possibly have happened. ... It again lends itself to such heroic values as respect, courage, determination and the like (Time and the Tragic Hero n. pag.). ... Othello is secretly married to Desdemona, the daughter of a Venetian senator before the play begins. ...

• Word Count: 2635
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This practice was carried to the extreme, and even Pharaohs had to marry to their daughters to save the kingdom. ... Reason is symbolized by Octavius Caesar,the heir of Julius Caesar, who looks down upon the emotionality of Antony and Cleopatra .On the other hand ,Egypt symbolizes passion which sweep away the reasonable Antony in no time. ...

• Word Count: 2903
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In contrast, Emilia appears to have been married for some time. ... This becomes an intimate moment between the two, as Emilia is unpinning Desdemona's hair and preparing her for bed (like a mother helping her young daughter). ... During the time of Shakespeare, females were often treated and regarded in society as inferior to men. ...

• Word Count: 4504
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