Say No and Death Awaits You

Saying no might be an ordinary thing for women
nowadays, however, it did not use to be like that for
women of renaissance times. The book describes female
unruliness portrayed by Shakespeare through Katherina
and Cordelia, two of the most prominent
manifestations of rebellious women.
The first two chapters deal with Cordelia s and
Katherina s words and their consequences with regard
to their fate. It is also examined whether and how
the playwright embosses the renaissance woman through
them. The final chapter contains more of the
mythological background through the archetypal
characters witch and goddess . Renaissance and
medieval aspects of life are also compared. Moreover,
the patriarchal system is examined as to its aspects
regarding the barriers of manifestation to the
playwright.
The book should help shed some light on how the age
restricted or freed the mind, and more precisely, how
Shakespeare interwove this aspect into the dramas in
question. It should also be especially useful to
university students or anyone else who may be
considering doing research into the field of the
English literature of the Renaissance.

Autorentext

Born in Transylvania, she has lived in Hungary since 1989. Hermain interest is English literature in the Renaissance. Sheacquired a BA in 2004 - including teacher training -, thenobtained an MA in English Philology in 2009 at the University ofPannonia. With a two-year bias towards project management, shehas taught English since 2004.

Klappentext

Saying 'no' might be an ordinary thing for womennowadays, however, it did not use to be like that forwomen of renaissance times. The book describes femaleunruliness portrayed by Shakespeare through Katherinaand Cordelia, two of the most prominentmanifestations of rebellious women. The first two chapters deal with Cordelia's andKatherina's words and their consequences with regardto their fate. It is also examined whether and howthe playwright embosses the renaissance woman throughthem. The final chapter contains more of themythological background through the archetypalcharacters 'witch' and 'goddess'. Renaissance andmedieval aspects of life are also compared. Moreover,the patriarchal system is examined as to its aspectsregarding the barriers of manifestation to theplaywright.The book should help shed some light on how the agerestricted or freed the mind, and more precisely, howShakespeare interwove this aspect into the dramas inquestion. It should also be especially useful touniversity students or anyone else who may beconsidering doing research into the field of theEnglish literature of the Renaissance.