author: philippa berry

Shakespeare's Feminine Endings: Disfiguring Death in the Tragedies

... duality of a fire-bearing soul-principle with a highly specific calendrical structure of festive play and worship. While festive imagery derived from May Day and Shrovetide subtly informs the double dyings of Ophelia and Desdemona, Romeo ...

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