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Mothers are notoriously absent in Shakespeare's work. And with very few exceptions, the one's he does have don't seeme to be very good ones. Adelman's book is a good place to start,however, but be sure to check the bibiliography for additional texts. Just as an additional point, do you think the lack of a mother might have helped Kate in The Taming of the Shrew become a shrew? After all, Biana was the younger daughter and her father's favorite, so she probably spent a great deal of time in his company. Did Kate? Who taught her how to be a social creature before Petruchio took her in hand?
Posted by maryh on April 17, 1997 at 13:32:48
In Reply to "Another kind of answer" posted by Cloten on April 17, 1997 at 11:06:06
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