... hell; Pope Joan - the transvestite early female pope who sacrifized her womanhood and having a family for her career and last but not least Griselda, an obedient wife out of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. However, she is the only fictive character of all the other historical figures. As the evening continues we are involved with the stories of all five women and the impending ... Marlen's own life. Personally I think that Caryl Churchill made a very good comparison to the historical women figures and the women in the modern times. Furthermore the comparison shows that all characters in his...

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