ESSAY ON: Absence of Mothers in Six Plays by William Shakespeare

Number of Pages 10

This research paper: A 10 page paper which examines why mothers are conspicuously absent from the plays “The Taming of the Shrew,” “As You Like It,” “Henry the IV (Parts 1 and 2),” “Othello” and King Lear.” Specifically considered are what Shakespeare gains through the fracturing of the family structure, considers whether or not motherhood is completely absent, if the conspicuous absence forms a unique presence, where this leaves the children, how it affects matters of parenting, mothering, child-rearing, childbirth, nursing, and whether or not there are mother substitutes in any of these plays. No additional sources are used.


File: TG15_TGwsmom.rtf


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