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Lily Rabe characters in 'American Horror Story' as Shakespearean heroines
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Lily Rabe characters in 'American Horror Story' as Shakespearean heroines
Nora Montgomery as Lady Macbeth [Macbeth]
Lady Macbeth manipulates her husband by questioning his manhood & appeals to his sense of obligation towards her & drives him to commit heinous acts.
When ambition fails & she is unable to deal with her guilt, she commits suicide.
![Nora Montgomery as Lady Macbeth [Macbeth]Lady Macbeth manipulates her husband by questioning his manhood & appeals to his sense of obligation towards her & drives him to commit heinous acts.When ambition fails & she is unable to deal with her guilt, she commits suicide.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVg6-jeUEAAjB_y.jpg "Nora Montgomery as Lady Macbeth [Macbeth]Lady Macbeth manipulates her husband by questioning his manhood & appeals to his sense of obligation towards her & drives him to commit heinous acts.When ambition fails & she is unable to deal with her guilt, she commits suicide.")
![Nora Montgomery as Lady Macbeth [Macbeth]Lady Macbeth manipulates her husband by questioning his manhood & appeals to his sense of obligation towards her & drives him to commit heinous acts.When ambition fails & she is unable to deal with her guilt, she commits suicide.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVg7CYLVAAIUdjl.jpg "Nora Montgomery as Lady Macbeth [Macbeth]Lady Macbeth manipulates her husband by questioning his manhood & appeals to his sense of obligation towards her & drives him to commit heinous acts.When ambition fails & she is unable to deal with her guilt, she commits suicide.")
Lady Macbeth manipulates her husband by questioning his manhood & appeals to his sense of obligation towards her & drives him to commit heinous acts.
When ambition fails & she is unable to deal with her guilt, she commits suicide.
Mary Eunice as Ophelia [Hamlet]
Ophelia is seen either as the pinnacle of innocence, a maiden saint, or as a figure of cunning loathsome sin.
Through these interpretations, Opheliaâs character expresses the duality of societal perception of women & femininity.
![Mary Eunice as Ophelia [Hamlet]Ophelia is seen either as the pinnacle of innocence, a maiden saint, or as a figure of cunning loathsome sin.Through these interpretations, Opheliaâs character expresses the duality of societal perception of women & femininity.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVg7RpcU4AAiKeb.jpg "Mary Eunice as Ophelia [Hamlet]Ophelia is seen either as the pinnacle of innocence, a maiden saint, or as a figure of cunning loathsome sin.Through these interpretations, Opheliaâs character expresses the duality of societal perception of women & femininity.")
![Mary Eunice as Ophelia [Hamlet]Ophelia is seen either as the pinnacle of innocence, a maiden saint, or as a figure of cunning loathsome sin.Through these interpretations, Opheliaâs character expresses the duality of societal perception of women & femininity.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVg7SbqUEAIsNnv.jpg "Mary Eunice as Ophelia [Hamlet]Ophelia is seen either as the pinnacle of innocence, a maiden saint, or as a figure of cunning loathsome sin.Through these interpretations, Opheliaâs character expresses the duality of societal perception of women & femininity.")
Ophelia is seen either as the pinnacle of innocence, a maiden saint, or as a figure of cunning loathsome sin.
Through these interpretations, Opheliaâs character expresses the duality of societal perception of women & femininity.
Misty Day as Miranda [The Tempest]
Miranda, was 3 years old when she & her father were exiled to a deserted island.
Because of her isolation, she is naĂŻve, openly compassionate & vulnerable to the evils of the world.
âO, I have suffered / With those that I saw suffer!â
![Misty Day as Miranda [The Tempest]Miranda, was 3 years old when she & her father were exiled to a deserted island.Because of her isolation, she is naĂŻve, openly compassionate & vulnerable to the evils of the world. âO, I have suffered / With those that I saw suffer!â](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVg7gwDUEAIzSdI.jpg "Misty Day as Miranda [The Tempest]Miranda, was 3 years old when she & her father were exiled to a deserted island.Because of her isolation, she is naĂŻve, openly compassionate & vulnerable to the evils of the world. âO, I have suffered / With those that I saw suffer!â")
![Misty Day as Miranda [The Tempest]Miranda, was 3 years old when she & her father were exiled to a deserted island.Because of her isolation, she is naĂŻve, openly compassionate & vulnerable to the evils of the world. âO, I have suffered / With those that I saw suffer!â](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVg7iWbU4AAMNkH.jpg "Misty Day as Miranda [The Tempest]Miranda, was 3 years old when she & her father were exiled to a deserted island.Because of her isolation, she is naĂŻve, openly compassionate & vulnerable to the evils of the world. âO, I have suffered / With those that I saw suffer!â")
Miranda, was 3 years old when she & her father were exiled to a deserted island.
Because of her isolation, she is naĂŻve, openly compassionate & vulnerable to the evils of the world.
âO, I have suffered / With those that I saw suffer!â
Lavinia as Tamora [Titus Andronicus]
Intelligent, deceitful & dangerous, Tamora, chooses to take her revenge slowly, manipulating her sons & her lover to break Titusâs heart & mind, as she sets them to murder, rape, mutilate & frame those he loves best.
![Lavinia as Tamora [Titus Andronicus]Intelligent, deceitful & dangerous, Tamora, chooses to take her revenge slowly, manipulating her sons & her lover to break Titusâs heart & mind, as she sets them to murder, rape, mutilate & frame those he loves best.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVg7wOfUUAANQIR.jpg "Lavinia as Tamora [Titus Andronicus]Intelligent, deceitful & dangerous, Tamora, chooses to take her revenge slowly, manipulating her sons & her lover to break Titusâs heart & mind, as she sets them to murder, rape, mutilate & frame those he loves best.")
![Lavinia as Tamora [Titus Andronicus]Intelligent, deceitful & dangerous, Tamora, chooses to take her revenge slowly, manipulating her sons & her lover to break Titusâs heart & mind, as she sets them to murder, rape, mutilate & frame those he loves best.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVg7xLtUwAEkSz6.jpg "Lavinia as Tamora [Titus Andronicus]Intelligent, deceitful & dangerous, Tamora, chooses to take her revenge slowly, manipulating her sons & her lover to break Titusâs heart & mind, as she sets them to murder, rape, mutilate & frame those he loves best.")
Intelligent, deceitful & dangerous, Tamora, chooses to take her revenge slowly, manipulating her sons & her lover to break Titusâs heart & mind, as she sets them to murder, rape, mutilate & frame those he loves best.
Shelby Miller as Desdemona [Othello]
Desdemona marries Othello, a black man, against the consent of her father, who says an interracial union is "against all rules of nature."
Infidelity (or the appearance of it) leads to the collapse of their relationship & then her demise.
![Shelby Miller as Desdemona [Othello]Desdemona marries Othello, a black man, against the consent of her father, who says an interracial union is "against all rules of nature." Infidelity (or the appearance of it) leads to the collapse of their relationship & then her demise.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVg77NWUUAEbyWc.jpg "Shelby Miller as Desdemona [Othello]Desdemona marries Othello, a black man, against the consent of her father, who says an interracial union is \"against all rules of nature.\" Infidelity (or the appearance of it) leads to the collapse of their relationship & then her demise.")
![Shelby Miller as Desdemona [Othello]Desdemona marries Othello, a black man, against the consent of her father, who says an interracial union is "against all rules of nature." Infidelity (or the appearance of it) leads to the collapse of their relationship & then her demise.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVg78MUUwAA8uDF.jpg "Shelby Miller as Desdemona [Othello]Desdemona marries Othello, a black man, against the consent of her father, who says an interracial union is \"against all rules of nature.\" Infidelity (or the appearance of it) leads to the collapse of their relationship & then her demise.")
Desdemona marries Othello, a black man, against the consent of her father, who says an interracial union is "against all rules of nature."
Infidelity (or the appearance of it) leads to the collapse of their relationship & then her demise.
Aileen Wuornos as Katherine [The Taming of the Shrew]
Katherine constantly insults & degrades the men around her, & is prone to wild fit of anger.
Depicted as a savage animal to be subdued & domesticated, modern critics are troubled by the misogynistic treatment she is given.
![Aileen Wuornos as Katherine [The Taming of the Shrew]Katherine constantly insults & degrades the men around her, & is prone to wild fit of anger. Depicted as a savage animal to be subdued & domesticated, modern critics are troubled by the misogynistic treatment she is given.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVg8J3bUYAESU17.jpg "Aileen Wuornos as Katherine [The Taming of the Shrew]Katherine constantly insults & degrades the men around her, & is prone to wild fit of anger. Depicted as a savage animal to be subdued & domesticated, modern critics are troubled by the misogynistic treatment she is given.")
![Aileen Wuornos as Katherine [The Taming of the Shrew]Katherine constantly insults & degrades the men around her, & is prone to wild fit of anger. Depicted as a savage animal to be subdued & domesticated, modern critics are troubled by the misogynistic treatment she is given.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVg8K_7VAAEuhGD.jpg "Aileen Wuornos as Katherine [The Taming of the Shrew]Katherine constantly insults & degrades the men around her, & is prone to wild fit of anger. Depicted as a savage animal to be subdued & domesticated, modern critics are troubled by the misogynistic treatment she is given.")
Katherine constantly insults & degrades the men around her, & is prone to wild fit of anger.
Depicted as a savage animal to be subdued & domesticated, modern critics are troubled by the misogynistic treatment she is given.
