The empowered woman in Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale

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Book review

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7 pages

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07/07/2009

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Table of Contents The empowered woman in Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction
  2. The character of Hermione
  3. Paulina's breaking of Leontes mad jealousy
  4. The actions of Leontes'
  5. Antigonus's pledge
  6. The strength of the last of the three important female characters
  7. Conclusion

Abstract

Speaking of his king's command to "stay [his wife's] tongue," (The winter's tale, 2.3.110) Antigonus very succinctly states the theme of female empowerment in shakespeare's The winter's tale. Throughout the play, shakespeare employs various strategies to communicate this idea. One such strategy was shakespeare's utilization of an unusual structure wherein the first half of the play was tragic and the latter half was comedic. Additionally, throughout the text, shakespeare often references myths, older stories, and the supernatural to aid in the development of the strong woman theme. shakespeare also uses three women as the catalysts of his play who affect the outcome in vastly different but equally effective ways.

Right from the outset of the action of the play, Hermione is upstaging her husband and her king, Leontes. By convincing Polixenes to stay in Sicilia awhile longer, she does what Leontes could not.

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Level :Advanced Study : Literature School/University : Eastern Illinois University

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