Say No and Death Awaits You

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. Moreoverthe 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.