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NOTES

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Best, Michael «Literacy in Renaissance England» Shakespeare’s Life and Times. Internet Shakespeare Editions, University of Victoria: Victoria, BC,  2001-2005.                                                                 http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/ideas/literacy.html                                                       Consulted: 8th October 2010. Best, Michael «The Education of Girls» Shakespeare’s Life and Times. Internet Shakespeare Editions, University of Victoria: Victoria, BC, 2001-2005.                 http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/ideas/girls.html                                Consulted: 8th October 2010.    Daily News, 15 November 1929

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Posted in Shakespeare in Performance on Oct 22nd, 2010 No Comments »

Books: Dusinberre, Juliet. Shakespeare and the nature of Women. Second Edition. New York: St. Martin’s Press, Inc., 1996, pages 199-231 Thompson, Ann. The Taming of the Shrew. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1984, pages 1-41  Electronic resources: -Websites: A.      Shakespeare Navigators <http://www.shakespeare-navigators.com/shrew/index.html>            Webmaster: Copyright © 2008 by Philip Weller            Consulted: 8th October 2010 The text […]

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THE WIFE’S STATUS. LOVE AND OBEDIENCE TO THY LORD

Posted in Shakespeare in Performance on Oct 22nd, 2010 No Comments »

It is obvious that the wife’s status in the family was very different from that one that our society has now. First of all, it is important to notice how in Shakespeare’s play men treat women. From the very beginning, from the very first act, we see the conflict: there are several suitors for Bianca, […]

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BOYS AND GIRLS: DIFFERENCE IN EDUCATION

Posted in Shakespeare in Performance on Oct 22nd, 2010 No Comments »

Going back to history and using the University of Victoria site about Shakespeare as reference, we have found out that “in general, from the accession of Elizabeth to the reign of Charles I there was a revolution in education. The humanists and those who followed recognized and publicized the importance of education, with the result […]

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INTRODUCTION

Posted in Shakespeare in Performance on Oct 22nd, 2010 No Comments »

“The Taming of the Shrew” is one of Shakespeare’s earliest comedies, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1594. It is often referred to as a “troubling comedy” that explores Elizabethan issues of gender. The idea of «taming» one’s wife in Elizabethan England was a common one, and was connected with a popular image […]

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