{"product_id":"shakespeare-s-strong-women-hb","title":"Shakespeare’s Strong Women HB","description":"\u003cp\u003eShakespeare’s Strong Women: A celebration of his fiercest female characters\u003cbr\u003eRoyal Shakespeare Company (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShakespeare’s women are bold, brainy, mischievous – and sometimes downright wicked. These women have been given a platform of their own in a new book collaboration between the RSC and HarperCollins, available on the anniversary of Shakespeare's birthday, 23 April 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e'If I be waspish, best beware my sting'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom clever Rosalind to ruthless Lady Macbeth, via some lesser-known but equally captivating ladies, this irreverent guide explores the power, passion and most perceptive observations of Shakespeare’s characters. These women are not just part of the plot; they’re the driving force behind the action, cracking jokes, taking matters into their own hands and refusing to play by anyone’s rules.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlongside behind-the-scenes tales of performances from the Royal Shakespeare Company's archive, you’ll also find timeless quotes to deploy in everyday life, for example:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen your alarm goes off on Monday morning: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Dreadful trumpet, sound the general doom’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen dealing with a traffic warden:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e‘What wilt thou do, thou peevish officer?’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen a colleague forgets to unmute on a call: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Alas, she has no speech'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe perfect gift for anyone looking to strengthen their reading minds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHardback: 272 pages\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: 9780571391554\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions: \u003cspan\u003e14.1 x 2.1 x 22.2 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56561528045946,"sku":"10004011","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2393\/5815\/files\/Shakespeare_sStrongWomenHB_5d3b12cc-1ea1-4ada-9eed-fae504cbca7e.png?v=1775051138","url":"https:\/\/shop.rsc.org.uk\/products\/shakespeare-s-strong-women-hb","provider":"The RSC shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}