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I think your answer may lie in the time period in which Shakespeare
was around.
1)Fathers were in control of the household, therefore would have
the final say in the future of their children. Mom would kind
of be there to smile and nod along with her husband's decision.
2)There aren't a heck of a lot of women's parts in general
(Compare 'em to the # of male roles if you don't believe me!)
in WS's works. This is probably due to the fact that actors
were traditionally male, and young boy actors took the parts
of women because of their pre-pubescent (sp?) high voices. I
would imagine that it would be quite difficult to find talented
enough males in that range.Posted by Tamsin on April 16, 1997 at 23:37:34
In Reply to "MOTHERS in Bill's Plays, both present and absent" posted by Sponsler on April 16, 1997 at 16:07:55
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