Coming of Age in ShakespeareRoutledge, 2013 M04 15 - 248 pages Marjorie Garber examines the rites of passage and maturation patterns--"coming of age"--in Shakespeare's plays. Citing examples from virtually the entire Shakespeare canon, she pays particular attention to the way his characters grow and change at points of personal crisis. Among the crises Garber discusses are: separation from parent or sibling in preparation for sexual love and the choice of husband or wife; the use of names and nicknames as a sign of individual exploits or status; virginity, sexual initiation and the acceptance of sexual maturity, childbearing and parenthood; and, finally, attitudes toward death and dying. |
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... WOMEN'S RITES 116 ' as secret as maidenhead ' 6 COMPARISON AND DISTINCTION 174 ' counterfeit presentment ' 7 DEATH AND DYING 213 ' this thing of darkness I acknowledge mine ' L'envoy 242 Index 245 PREFACE In one of those curious ...
... WOMEN'S RITES 116 ' as secret as maidenhead ' 6 COMPARISON AND DISTINCTION 174 ' counterfeit presentment ' 7 DEATH AND DYING 213 ' this thing of darkness I acknowledge mine ' L'envoy 242 Index 245 PREFACE In one of those curious ...
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... women in the prime of youth we see one young woman , one woman decidedly aged ( with drawn face and slightly pendu- lous breasts ) and , in place of the third , a skeleton with a death's head , holding an hourglass and a scythe . Even ...
... women in the prime of youth we see one young woman , one woman decidedly aged ( with drawn face and slightly pendu- lous breasts ) and , in place of the third , a skeleton with a death's head , holding an hourglass and a scythe . Even ...
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... woman's name is frequently changed , sometimes several times , as he or she matures and enters a different stage of social development . A name change may also indicate some specific achievement ( e.g. in hunting or war ) , or signify a ...
... woman's name is frequently changed , sometimes several times , as he or she matures and enters a different stage of social development . A name change may also indicate some specific achievement ( e.g. in hunting or war ) , or signify a ...
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... women are not always wholly dis- tinct from rites of betrothal and marriage , since marriage rites , too , are rites of separation as well as incorporation . The young woman is separated from her parents , family or clan , and incor ...
... women are not always wholly dis- tinct from rites of betrothal and marriage , since marriage rites , too , are rites of separation as well as incorporation . The young woman is separated from her parents , family or clan , and incor ...
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Contents
SEPARATION AND INDIVIDUATION | 30 |
PLAIN SPEAKING | 80 |
WOMENS RITES | 116 |
COMPARISON AND DISTINCTION | 174 |
Lenvoy | 242 |
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