The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 15.0866  Wednesday, 14 April 2004

From:           Bill Arnold <
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Date:           Tuesday, 13 Apr 2004 06:31:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject:        Lady Macbeth or Rosalind?

SHAKSPEReans,

Nothing can be more fun than to compare two women, especially
Shakespearean ladies, like Lady Macbeth and Lady Rosalind.

According to *The New York Times*, British actress Helen Mirren wants to
portray Martha Stewart, saying, "Absolutely.  She must have amazing
energy.  I don't understand the villification of Martha Stewart.  She
doesn't deserve Lady Macbeth.  In a way, she's more like Rosalind from
*As You Like It*.  She's mouthy, pushy and opinionated-kind of wonderful
and kind of difficult." Actress Mirren has played Shakespeare's Lady
Macbeth.  So, how would you compare Lady Macbeth and Rosalind?

Bill Arnold
http://www.cwru.edu/affil/edis/scholars/arnold.htm

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