Shakespeare help?

[Izzie]

:X Sorry I haven't replied to the last several amazing posts, I've had a lot to chew on and think about.

[Izzie]

-bigsigh- So I've set myself up for failure again. I have until tomorrow at 1pm to write that 5-6page paper for shakespeare.

This thread has been enlightening, but not many ideas of how to do a paper analyzing aspects of THREE of the plays we've read.

I've decided I want to analyze the three main females in the comedies we've read- Viola(or olivia, can't decide who's the lead) in Twelfth Night, what's her face in Merchant of Venice, and what's her face in Comedy of Errors.

But NO idea where to limit it, or go from here.

[Triffid]

In Twelfth night I would guess that Viola, being one of the Twins around which the story basically revolves is you main Female role there.

As for other plays, apart from say Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet, Macbeth and Romeo & Juliet. The main Female roles can be somewhat subjective.

I would Analyze at first the situations and the reactions and states of the characters, and how this changes as the play moves on.
What decisions do they make? How does this effect the proceedings and the other characters? How Key are their roles to the story in question? How Strong or Weak are they portrayed as being?

Probably too late for me to help now, but you never know.
Wishing you the best though.

[Izzie]

Thanks Triffid. Did a thorough outline last night, and fleshing it out this morning.

This is what I came up with, the thesis explains the best:
Shakespeare employs several central female roles in his plays—his comic heroine, his ideal of femininity, and his dual-natured woman. Viola, Portia, and Adriana each embody one of these role types in the plays Twelfth Night, Merchant of Venice, and Comedy of Errors.

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Originally Posted by Izzie

Thanks Triffid. Did a thorough outline last night, and fleshing it out this morning.

This is what I came up with, the thesis explains the best:
Shakespeare employs several central female roles in his plays—his comic heroine, his ideal of femininity, and his dual-natured woman. Viola, Portia, and Adriana each embody one of these role types in the plays Twelfth Night, Merchant of Venice, and Comedy of Errors.

Alright!

See...wasn't painful, was it? If it was painful, then just make-believe that it wasn't (humor me).

[Triffid]

Well Done You!
And If that's the start of it I would really like to read it when it's finished.

Please Post it!?