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Youve come a long way baby
Title: Youve come a long way baby
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 2580 | Pages: 11.0 (approximately 235 words/page)
Youve come a long way baby
Kelley Vickers-Sullivan
Engl. 141-Mid-Term Essay
March 30, 2000
You’ve Come a Long Way Baby!
Shakespeare’s presentation and portrayal of his female characters in The Merchant of Venice and Henry V follows a typical pattern that is present in all of the Shakespearean plays that I have read so far. When looking closely at the fate of his female characters, this pattern becomes even more evident for it repeats itself no matter how different the plays …showed first 75 words of 2580 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 2580 total…be sure as to whether or not Shakespeare was reflecting the times or his own feelings. One must keep in mind when reading Shakespeare that hs writings are not historically accurate and therefore most likely only reflect his views on things. I only hope that is the case, for I can’t imagine women ever being so passive. Could we have really been the passive beings that Shakespeare portrays women as, I seriously doubt it.
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