“It is not the fashion to see the lady the Epilogue” (As You Like It) Another example of Shakespeare writing for women and indeed allowing them to take the place usually reserved for men. This being said, of course the women characters were in Shakespeare’s day played by men, because it was illegal for women […]
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“Could great men thunder…” (Measure for Measure). I was reminded of this monologue by Isabella a few days ago when the prospect of Boris Johnson returning top No.10 loomed large. Having now seen the cabinet that Rishi Sunak has assembled around him, these words came back to me just as strongly. Isabella believes that men […]