The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 11.1194  Friday, 9 June 2000.

[1]     From:   Nora Kreimer <
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        Date:   Thursday, 8 Jun 2000 09:21:43 -0300
        Subj:   RE: SHK 11.1176 Re: Fathers and Mothers

[2]     From:   Kris McDermott <
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        Date:   Thursday, 8 Jun 2000 10:06:59 EDT
        Subj:   Re: SHK 11.1186 Re: Fathers & Mothers


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From:           Nora Kreimer <
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Date:           Thursday, 8 Jun 2000 09:21:43 -0300
Subject: 11.1176 Re: Fathers and Mothers
Comment:        RE: SHK 11.1176 Re: Fathers and Mothers

A little history of women might help:

Laurence, Anne. 1994. _Women in England - 1500-1760, Great Britain:
Phoenix Giant, a division of Orion Books, Ltd.

With regards
Nyke

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From:           Kris McDermott <
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Date:           Thursday, 8 Jun 2000 10:06:59 EDT
Subject: 11.1186 Re: Fathers & Mothers
Comment:        Re: SHK 11.1186 Re: Fathers & Mothers

The "practical theatricality" argument for the absence of mothers makes
perfect sense and is even handed to us by Shakespeare in Peter Quince's
"Pyramus and Thisbe"-notice how quickly the roles of Thisbe's mother and
father (1.2.50) are jettisoned when a Wall and Moonshine are needed.

Kris McDermott
Central Michigan U