Shakespeare's Restorations of the FatherDavid Sundelson argues that the development of Shakespeare's career and the plays themselves reveal patterns of concern with and conflict over parental authority, fraternal rivalry, homosexuality, and male and female sex roles. In particular, in his readings of the plays, he shows that the loss or weakness of a father -- figures at once attractive and perversely manipulative -- is central to Shakespeare's work. -- from book jacket. |
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... says in some exasperation , playing on one set of opposites , since a “ puzzel " is a whore , but the word also suggests “ pizzle ” or " penis , " anticipating Burgundy's concern , and more generally , per- haps , " puzzle , " which ...
... says in some exasperation , playing on one set of opposites , since a “ puzzel " is a whore , but the word also suggests “ pizzle ” or " penis , " anticipating Burgundy's concern , and more generally , per- haps , " puzzle , " which ...
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... says , implying that one man's honor diminishes what is left for another . He invokes this shadow of rivalry only to ... say , " To - morrow is Saint Crispian . " Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars , And say , " These ...
... says , implying that one man's honor diminishes what is left for another . He invokes this shadow of rivalry only to ... say , " To - morrow is Saint Crispian . " Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars , And say , " These ...
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... says Portia of a hapless suitor , and the moths in fact are more than singed - each of them must accept a penalty for failure of permanent celibacy — but less than dead . Still , the fear of some major loss associated with courtship in ...
... says Portia of a hapless suitor , and the moths in fact are more than singed - each of them must accept a penalty for failure of permanent celibacy — but less than dead . Still , the fear of some major loss associated with courtship in ...
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