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[email protected] FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE FEMALE FRIENDSHIP ALLIANCES IN SHAKESPEARE By MILINDA JAY A Dissertatio submitted to the Departme t of E glish i partial fulfillme t of the requireme ts for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Degree A,arded- Fall Semester. 2001 The members of the Committee appro2e the Dissertatio of Mili da Jay defe ded o No2ember 3. 2001. Kare Laughli Professor Directi g Dissertatio Mary Kare Dahl Outside Committee Member Fred Sta dley Committee Member Jim O4Rour5e Committee Member The Office of Graduate Studies has 2erified a d appro2ed the abo2e amed committee members. ii This dissertatio is dedicated to the commu ity of ,ome ,ho ha2e supported me through the ma y stages of this ,or5. a d my mother. Sarah Jay. ,hose lo2e ourished my dreams. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I ,ould li5e to tha 5 Kare Laughli ,hose u ,a2eri g support of my ideas made completio of this ,or5 possible. I ,ould also li5e to tha 5 Charles Stephe so for getti g me started o this ,or5 ,ith a Christmas prese t of Gree blatt4s biography of Sha5espeare a d Betty Mc5i ie ,ho patie tly read draft after draft of this ma uscript. A special tha 5s to Kathie 7oer er a d her family for ta5i g care of me ,hile I re2ised i the peace of their mou tai home.