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TY  - JOUR
VL  - 79
T2  - CCTE Studies
SP  - 24-31
ID  - bbbc2208
T1  - "'Lord of this fair mansion' and 'Queen o'er myself': Female Agency in The Merchant of Venice and Il Pecorone"
AU  - Maxfield, Alison
PY  - 2013
DA  - 2026
LA  - English
AB  - Compares Merchant of Venice to its source, Giovanni Fiorentino's Il Pecorone; examines Shakespeare's Portia next to Giovanni's Lady of Belmonte in terms of their changing agency throughout plays. Argues that Portia is granted more agency through Shakespeare's better use of dialogue.
ER  -