Be Inspired: Shakespeare and Me
Anna Jameson: Author and art historian
Anna Jameson took inspiration from Shakespeare’s female characters and presented them as models of womanliness to her Victorian contemporaries. She split them into four categories based on their personal traits:
Characters of Intellect - including Portia, Isabella and Beatrice,
Characters of Passion and Imagination - including Juliet and Ophelia,
Characters of the Affections - including Desdemona and Cordelia,
Historical Characters - including Lady Macbeth.
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'Shakspeare’s Heroines'
Anna Jameson
1897
Published by George Bell, London
Scroll down to see the front cover and contents page of Anna Jameson's book