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Of course Shakespeare wrote female characters with more
than one dimension. One could point to Miranda in the
Tempest as being merely one dimensional, but any character
could easily be reduced to one single archetype, such
as Hamlet as a person of inaction and overthinking.(rational
to the extreme.) However, Portia from the Merchant of Venice
has great depth, especially in her great defense, as well as
Lady MacBeth with her repentence and horrendous guilt. That's
like saying that Iago is a character of complete evil without
remorse. If Shakespeare was actually like this, it wouldn't
be so popular nor insightful, full of genius. It's the fact
that characters can be seen so many ways and played so many
ways. Thus, Hamlet has puzzled actors for centuries. By the
way, Ophelia had not slept with Hamlet.Posted by Jason T. Yang on March 24, 1997 at 17:49:14
In Reply to "Re: Innocence Destroyed" posted by Lillith on March 24, 1997 at 15:04:29
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