The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 22.0213  Friday, 2 September 2011

From:         Donald Bloom < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >

Date:         August 31, 2011 7:52:41 AM EDT

Subject:      Re: Qs Jaques

John W. Kennedy, speaking of the puzzling line --  “Atalanta's better part” -- from AYLI, suggests that "[c]hastity seems the most obvious" virtue being referred to. I find this quite plausible but is there any evidence of her being a well-recognized emblem of chastity at that time?

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