In the Posture of a Whore: Changing Attitudes to 'bad' Women in Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama, Volume 2 |
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... condemned female militarism . In Shakespeare's I Henry VI Joan's sturdy nationalism seems admirable , as does her military expertise , but ultimately Shakespeare condemns her on two counts , one historical and ' French ' , one more ...
... condemned female militarism . In Shakespeare's I Henry VI Joan's sturdy nationalism seems admirable , as does her military expertise , but ultimately Shakespeare condemns her on two counts , one historical and ' French ' , one more ...
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... condemns Moll because her name is that of whores ( II.2.160 ) , but Moll refutes the view that it is right to " condemn by common voyce " ( judge by superficialities 18 like clothing ) . The older generation consider Moll a whore ...
... condemns Moll because her name is that of whores ( II.2.160 ) , but Moll refutes the view that it is right to " condemn by common voyce " ( judge by superficialities 18 like clothing ) . The older generation consider Moll a whore ...
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... condemn the stage to make us condemn it because its conventions are exploited by a bad woman ( and a clever actor / actress ) to further her own bad ends . That in her constant creation of illusion ( those " flatteries " Plutarch ...
... condemn the stage to make us condemn it because its conventions are exploited by a bad woman ( and a clever actor / actress ) to further her own bad ends . That in her constant creation of illusion ( those " flatteries " Plutarch ...
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