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Father's Day

Questionable parenting: Shakespeare and the father portrayals in his plays
Leontes - the father in The Winter's Tale
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Questionable parenting: Shakespeare and the father portrayals in his plays

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Austin Tichenor

What kind of father was Shakespeare? The fathers he portrays in his plays don’t always come off looking so good, but he also explores parental regret.

Quiz: Shakespeare's fathers (and their children)
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Quiz: Shakespeare's fathers (and their children)

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Esther French

Shakespeare’s Fathers   Which Shakespeare characters (fathers or their children) speak these lines? A daughter’s love   “Good my lord, You have begot me, bred me, loved me. I return those duties back as are right fit: Obey you, love…