Rewriting Shakespeare: A Feminist Workshop

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We all know that William Shakespeare made incredible strides in both drama and literature, but I'm sure you can agree that some of his characters seem to get the short end of the stick over and over again. In this class we will rewrite Shakespeare in order to give a voice to some of the female characters whose stories feel incomplete. Ophelia kills herself, Lady Macbeth kills herself, Desdemona is murdered, Isabella is coerced into marriage, Titania gives up the only thing she loves. We will take a journey together and finally give these characters the endings they deserve.