Shakespeares Unmuted Women

Shakespeares Unmuted Women explores womens speeches in selected plays by Shakespeare, highlighting womens discerning insight as a vital ingredient in these selected works. The book discusses the use of rhetoric in speeches by women as a cementing material that supports the casing of the incidents. Women holding forth on the issues related to the common concerns emerged in the plays perform a distinguishing role in strengthening the bond between decisions taken and executed by each character and make their major important contribution to the overall impact of the play. Comprising six chapters, the volume analyses Cordelias and Desdemonas speeches in King Lear and Othello; Cleopatras and Tamoras speeches in Antony and Cleopatra and Titus Andronicus; Beatrices and Rosalinds speeches in Much Ado About Nothing and As You Like It; and Katherines and Lady Annes speeches in Henry V and Richard III, respectively. The text discusses womens rich and profound discourse in these works to accentuate the meaningful input in verbal communication. In Shakespeares selected plays, womens insightfulness and perspicuity are closely considered to emphasize how women make efficient use of rhetoric, aptly used by Queen Elizabeth I during Shakespeares time. Queen Elizabeths outstanding public speeches inspired those who listened to her and Shakespeares women are partial embodiments of her.