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A category containing female characters in William Shakespeare's works. ... Women in Shakespeare's works; B. Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing) Bianca (Othello)
The editors of a 1983 collection called The Woman's Part, referencing three books by women authors from the 19th century (an authoritative book, Shakespeare's Heroines: Characteristics of Women by Anna Jameson, originally published 1832, and two fictional biographies in novel form of two of Shakespeare's heroines from 1885) conclude that these ...
This category is for actresses who made a significant part of their careers from performing roles in plays by William Shakespeare.
See also Simple, whose first name is Peter. Peto (fict) is a follower of Sir John Falstaff in Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 . Petruchio (Kevin Black) in his wedding outfit, in a Carmel Shakespeare Festival production at the outdoor Forest Theater in Carmel, California, October 2003
Rosalind is the heroine and protagonist of the play As You Like It (1600) by William Shakespeare.In the play, she disguises herself as a male shepherd named Ganymede. Many actors have portrayed Rosalind, including Sarah Wayne Callies, Maggie Smith, Elisabeth Bergner, Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter, Helen Mirren, Patti LuPone, Helen McCrory, Bryce Dallas Howard, Adrian Lester and ...
– Anastasia, Herdon, Virginia, 15 The role of Desdemona, the devoted, loving wife murdered by her husband in “Othello,” wasn’t performed by a woman until 1660 – about six decades after ...
Women in Shahnameh (17 P) Female Shakespearean characters (2 C, 48 P) V. Female literary villains (87 P) W. Hildegarde Withers (7 P) Pages in category "Female ...
Abigail Adams adopted the pen name "Portia" in letters to her husband, John Adams, the second president of the United States. John signed his letters with "Lysander". [9] The New England School of Law was originally known as the Portia Law School when it was established in 1908 as a women-only law school and was known by that name until 1969. [10]