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The Feminine Other: A Study Of The Women In Shakespeare's Major Tragedies, Kurt E. Wilamowski
The Feminine Other: A Study Of The Women In Shakespeare's Major Tragedies, Kurt E. Wilamowski
Masters Theses
The central examination of this thesis concentrates on the essential contributions of the female characters in Shakespeare's major tragedies--Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth. Without the women's conflict with the patriarchal order, the males would be unable to recognize and combat the corrupt elements in their society. The awareness of the female characters allows them to perceive the tainted patriarchal atmosphere they dwell in and operate within it as best as they can.
In short, each woman's individual field of awareness allows her to act as the executor of the dénoucement in the tragedy. Even …