Forsooth Yes, Shakespeare!: Archive

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Research Summary

Over the semester, my research has been on Female Shaming Rituals in the public and private sphere, and how it’s portrayed in The Taming of the Shrew. I was fascinated by the presentation on Female Shaming Rituals and wanted to focus on that for my research. I found the things done to women back then to be extremely horrific and wrong. I recognize that, at the time, this behavior was...

Dec 9th

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My List of Scholarly, Secondary Sources:

Female Shaming Rituals in Early Modern England Becker, Lucinda. Death and the Early Modern Englishwoman. 1. Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing Company, 2003. 143. Print. Boose, Lynda. “Scolding Brides and Bridling Scolds: Taming the Woman’s Unruly Member..” Shakespeare Quarterly, 42.2 (1991): 179-213. Print. Detmer, Emily. “Civilizing Subordination: Domestic Violence and...

Dec 5th

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The Taming of the Shrew: Full Text →

This play shows example after example of female shaming and submission. An unconventional, opinionated woman is “put in her place” by the men in her life so that they’ll be seen with more respect. This is not a love story; it’s a story of power and oppression.

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Dec 2nd

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Nov 11th

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Richard III

We started reading Richard III today. I’ve never read a historical Shakespeare play before; I’m not sure what to expect. My first impressions are good, though. I like the language and the concept of the play. It describes Richard’s sudden rise to power and monstrosity, which prove to be somewhat fascinating to me. His disability, or “rudely stamp’d” figure...

Nov 11th

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Nov 10th

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Twelfth Night Wrap-Up

The ending of Twelfth Night is rather unexpected. The identities are revealed and the couples are paired off in a heterosexual manner. This is obviously unexpected since, throughout the play, there were homosexual and gender-ambiguous situations. The ending shows that Shakespeare might have been trying to appease the audience at the time by showing them the “proper” situation. The...

Nov 10th

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