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Show AfOMEN IN DRAMATIC ROLES Famous Heroines In Various Shake- spcarean Characters, as Detailed by NotcJ Danish Critic. The following characterizations of Shakespeare's women are from the pen of. Dr. George Brando, the famous Danish, critic, tho Philadelphia Inquirer In-quirer states: Katharine, "Taming of the Shrew;" hlgh-splrlted, self-willed, hut lovable. lova-ble. Beatrice, "Much Ado About . Nothing;" high Intellect, combative, energetic, daringly witty. Rosalind, ?As You Like It;" gay without a stln. sensitive and Intelligent; loving pa; etonately and being passionately loved. Viola, Twelfth Night j" sonnd of understanding, emotional, deep1 end patient, lth great power of passive love. Lady Macbeth, "Macbeth;" wicked even to the point of brutnllty under stress of passionate love and great ambition. I'ortln, "Merchant of Venice;" thoroughly genuine, almost masculine, yet most womanly In power of self-surrender. Helena, "Love's Iji-bor Iji-bor Lost;" high souled type of loving lov-ing and cruelly maltreated woman, Tnmnrn, "Tlttm Andronlcus ;" powerful power-ful Intellect, defiant of morality. Juliet Ju-liet Romeo and Juliet;" passlonnto love, yet under control of principle. Cordelia. "King Lenr;" flllnl love, kindness of heart. Cleopatra, "Anthony "An-thony nnd Cleopatra;" qulntcssen-tlnlly qulntcssen-tlnlly erotic emotion chemically free from all other elements. Marina, "Pericles ;" nobility of character. loo-belle, loo-belle, "Measure for Measure;" spotless spot-less purity of soul. Imogen, "Cymbo-llne;" "Cymbo-llne;" born for happiness, Inured to suffering, calm, collected. Hormlono, "Winter's Tale;" majestically lovable, grand nnd gracious simplicity. Ophelia, Ophe-lia, "nainlet;" unobtrusive affection, devotion even to Insanity. Miranda, "Tempest;" all that Is admirable In woman, maidenly, Immaculate. Des-demona, Des-demona, "Othello ;" victim of jealousy. |