1. What do you know about Shakespeare? What talents does he have?
2. In what way would Sheakespeare's sister be similar to or different from Shakespeare?
3. How does Woolf portray young Shakespeare? In what way is the description significant?
4. What tactics did Judith's father use to persuade her to get married?
5. How were Shakespeare and Judity similare? How were they different?
6. What societal pressures did Judith confront that lead to her suicide?
7. What is the thesis of this essay?
8. Besides giving a causal analyis of Judith's lack of success, what is the other rhetorical mode Woolf uses to convey her points?
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