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A category containing female characters in William Shakespeare's works. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. H.
Women in Shakespeare is a topic within the especially general discussion of Shakespeare's dramatic and poetic works. Main characters such as Dark Lady of the sonnets have elicited a substantial amount of criticism, which received added impetus during the second-wave feminism of the 1960s.
Senators are also supernumerary characters at Timon's second feast. The Roman Senators, two of them speaking roles, appear in Coriolanus, both as friends and enemies to the title character. Two Senators and a Tribune discuss the prospects of their impending war with the Britons, in Cymbeline. Many major characters in the Roman plays are Senators.
Portia is a moon of Uranus, one of several such named after Shakespearean characters. [13] Portia de Rossi (born Amanda Lee Rogers), married to Ellen DeGeneres, adopted the name Portia to reinvent herself after becoming a model and actress. [14]
Female Shakespearean characters (2 C, 48 P) V. Female literary villains (87 P) W. Hildegarde Withers (7 P) Pages in category "Female characters in literature"
A Shakespeare baby name may be the perfect pick for lovers of literature. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 ...
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 ...
Queen Margaret is a fairly epic character, one of the greatest in that respect in Shakespeare. She appears as a naive girl in Henry VI, Part 1 and as an embittered old woman in Richard III . She is a central character of the two intervening plays, Henry VI, Part 2 and Henry VI, Part 3 , in which she is the wife of Henry VI and a leader of his ...