Self in Shakespeare's Comedies

Essay # 57103

Shakespeare > As You Like It
Shakespeare > Other Plays and Comparisons
Shakespeare > Taming of the Shrew

A look at how the repression of self is dealt with in two of Shakespeare's comedies.

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Paper Summary:

This paper analyzes the theme of identity repression in Shakespeare's comedies, specifically in regard to Kate in "Taming of the Shrew" and Rosalind in "As You Like It". It includes two sources and includes direct quotes from the text.

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""All the world's a stage/ And all the men and women merely players" (AYL 2.7.139-40); this particular quotation is one of Shakespeare's most touted, and correctly describes the running theme of disguise throughout his comedies. Of course, there are those who would translate this quote into the act of men and women taking on different roles to adapt to certain situations in life, but it goes a bit deeper than that. It is because of social tradition (or, should I say restriction) that a person will shed his/her true self in order to don a more socially acceptable guise. This idea is especially apparent in the character traits of Kate in "Taming Of The Shrew", and Rosalind in "As You Like It"."

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Self in Shakespeare's Comedies (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Self-in-Shakespeare's-Comedies/57103