Premium Content Re-Creation and Immortal Fame: The Search for Eternal Life in Macbeth and Coriolanus
By Christina Gulas - March 30, 2004
In Shakespeare's time, having children was, arguably, even more important than it is today. In a society dominated by rules of inheritance and birthright, children were important, not only as the means of carrying on a name and genetic material, but also title and property. Shakespeare's Macbeth and Coriolanus take up this issue but seem to draw…
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