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Shakespeare ’ s Comic Heroines: A new type of woman: Witty and Wise

Shakespeare ’ s Comic Heroines: A new type of woman: Witty and Wise. Queen Elizabeth: Shakespeare ’ s inspiration?. The Virgin Queen on the Topic of Marriage:. “ I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married ” “ I should call the wedding-ring the yoke-ring. ”.

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Shakespeare ’ s Comic Heroines: A new type of woman: Witty and Wise

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  1. Shakespeare’s Comic Heroines:A new type of woman:Witty and Wise

  2. Queen Elizabeth:Shakespeare’s inspiration?

  3. The Virgin Queen on the Topic of Marriage: “I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married” “I should call the wedding-ring the yoke-ring.” I shall never have a husband who will sit all day by the fire. When I marry it will be with a man who can ride, hunt, and fight.

  4. Favorite Occupationof Shakespeare’s Comic Heroines therefore . . .

  5. The men often say the comic heroine is: ShrewishProud Disdainful Cursed with a fury scornful And . . .

  6. “WISE”: the double meanings#1

  7. “WISE”: the double meanings#2 Wise Guy

  8. “WISE”: the double meanings#2 (continued) WISEACRE

  9. “WISE”: the double meanings#2 (continued again) AND …. Wise ___________

  10. “WISE”: the double meanings(summary in pictures) Athena, Goddess of Wisdom Tina Fey, Goddess of Gotcha

  11. “WISE”: the double meanings(summary in words) The Shakespearean comic heroine is “wise” in both senses of the word, and so, WISE and WITTY

  12. Megfrom Hercules Independent Quick-witted MORE than a romantic interest Hercules: Uh, so how'd you get stuck with the...  Meg: Pinhead with hooves? Well, you know how men are. They think "No" means "Yes" and "Get lost" means "Take me, I'm yours." [Hercules doesn't understand]  Meg: Don't worry, maybe Shorty here can explain it to ya.

  13. Hermionefrom Harry Potter series Smart Self-Reliant Stands up for herself Know-it-all "Just because you've got the emotional range of a teaspoon doesn't mean we all have." 

  14. Olive Penderghastfrom Easy A Clever Courageous Noble “I started piling on lie after lie. It was like setting up Jenga.”

  15. Anti-Type:Elle Woods from Legally Blonde Narrow-minded Simplistic We laugh AT her not WITH her "Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don't shoot their husbands. They just don't!"

  16. Beatrice, Much Ado Like the others, she’s Witty and Wise

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