In the Posture of a Whore: Changing Attitudes to 'bad' Women in Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama, Volume 2 |
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Page 185
... possible interpola- tion of stage business to show that she welcomes this pairing off is left an open question . If Fletcher intends Clarinda to renounce her Amazonian " unnaturalness , " it would suggest that he considers independence ...
... possible interpola- tion of stage business to show that she welcomes this pairing off is left an open question . If Fletcher intends Clarinda to renounce her Amazonian " unnaturalness , " it would suggest that he considers independence ...
Page 219
... possible light : her reaction to being deserted by Endymion " What revenge may be deuised so full of shame , as my thoughts are replenished with mallice ? " 18 follows Endymion's introduction as Cynthia's virtuous adorer . Tellus claims ...
... possible light : her reaction to being deserted by Endymion " What revenge may be deuised so full of shame , as my thoughts are replenished with mallice ? " 18 follows Endymion's introduction as Cynthia's virtuous adorer . Tellus claims ...
Page 260
... possible . Rational and conscienceless , she becomes frenzied not because conscience pricks nor because she is possessed : her ' madness ' in sleep - walking can be seen as a result of her having nothing to do , and , character ...
... possible . Rational and conscienceless , she becomes frenzied not because conscience pricks nor because she is possessed : her ' madness ' in sleep - walking can be seen as a result of her having nothing to do , and , character ...
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