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measure for measure
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Accordingly, when discussing the drama Singh details the ways in which prostitute types such as Bianca, Mistress Overdone, Mistress Quickly, and Doll Tearsheet make visible the discrepancies inherent in gender roles, and the internal flaws that disrupt the smooth workings of the patriarchal mechanism.
The Weyward Sisters: Shakespeare and Feminist Politics by Burnett, Mark Thornton / Renaissance Quarterly
2 where "the news of Claudio's imprisonment is given twice: first with Mistress Overdone as announcer, and then with
Shakespeare Reshaped: 1606-1623 by Bertram, Paul / Renaissance Quarterly
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