Brutus and Other Heroines: Playing Shakespeare’s Roles for Women
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Brutus and Other Heroines: Playing Shakespeare’s Roles for Women is a memoir and critical reflection by actor Harriet Walter on performing Shakespeare’s female and traditionally male roles, exploring gender, power, and interpretation in classical theatre.
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| Brutus and Other Heroines: Playing Shakespeare’s Roles for Women canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Brutus and Other Heroines: Playing Shakespeare’s Roles for Women Context triple: [Harriet Walter, hasWritten, Brutus and Other Heroines: Playing Shakespeare’s Roles for Women]
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A.
Shakespeare and the Modern Stage
"Shakespeare and the Modern Stage" is a critical study by Sir Sidney Lee examining how William Shakespeare’s plays are interpreted, produced, and understood in the context of modern theatre.
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The Yale Shakespeare
The Yale Shakespeare is a distinguished scholarly edition of William Shakespeare’s works published by Yale University Press, known for its authoritative texts and academic commentary.
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Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human
"Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human" is a landmark critical study by Harold Bloom that argues Shakespeare fundamentally shaped modern conceptions of human character and consciousness.
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Theatre of Black Women
Theatre of Black Women was a pioneering British theatre company dedicated to creating and staging work by and about Black women, co-founded by writer Bernardine Evaristo in the 1980s.
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E.
Compleat Female Stage Beauty
"Compleat Female Stage Beauty" is a historical work that explores the roles, techniques, and social perceptions of women performers in early modern theater.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brutus and Other Heroines: Playing Shakespeare’s Roles for Women Target entity description: Brutus and Other Heroines: Playing Shakespeare’s Roles for Women is a memoir and critical reflection by actor Harriet Walter on performing Shakespeare’s female and traditionally male roles, exploring gender, power, and interpretation in classical theatre.
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A.
Shakespeare and the Modern Stage
"Shakespeare and the Modern Stage" is a critical study by Sir Sidney Lee examining how William Shakespeare’s plays are interpreted, produced, and understood in the context of modern theatre.
-
B.
The Yale Shakespeare
The Yale Shakespeare is a distinguished scholarly edition of William Shakespeare’s works published by Yale University Press, known for its authoritative texts and academic commentary.
-
C.
Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human
"Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human" is a landmark critical study by Harold Bloom that argues Shakespeare fundamentally shaped modern conceptions of human character and consciousness.
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D.
Theatre of Black Women
Theatre of Black Women was a pioneering British theatre company dedicated to creating and staging work by and about Black women, co-founded by writer Bernardine Evaristo in the 1980s.
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E.
Compleat Female Stage Beauty
"Compleat Female Stage Beauty" is a historical work that explores the roles, techniques, and social perceptions of women performers in early modern theater.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
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| instanceOf |
book
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critical reflection ⓘ |
| about |
Harriet Walter’s stage career
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performing Shakespeare on stage ⓘ |
| author | Harriet Walter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses |
Shakespeare’s heroines
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contemporary approaches to Shakespeare ⓘ traditionally male Shakespearean roles ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
acting technique
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feminism in performance ⓘ gender ⓘ interpretation ⓘ power ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Shakespeare’s female characters
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Shakespeare’s male characters ⓘ cross-gender casting ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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theatre memoir ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Brutus and Other Heroines: Playing Shakespeare’s Roles for Women NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
actors
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general readers interested in theatre ⓘ students of Shakespeare ⓘ theatre practitioners ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | non-fiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Shakespearean performance
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classical theatre ⓘ female roles in Shakespeare ⓘ gender in theatre ⓘ women playing male roles ⓘ |
| perspectiveFrom | an actor ⓘ |
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