- All's Well That Ends Well
- Antony and Cleopatra
- As You Like It
- The Comedy of Errors
- Coriolanus
- Cymbeline
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- Henry IV, Part 1
- Henry IV, Part 2
- Henry V
- Henry VI, Part 1
- Henry VI, Part 2
- Henry VI, Part 3
- Henry VIII
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- Love's Labor's Lost
- A Lover's Complaint
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- Measure for Measure
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- The Merry Wives of Windsor
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- Much Ado About Nothing
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- The Winter's Tale
Called to investigate the murder, the policemen examine the scene and attend to Mary. Most apparent after their arrival is the stark contrast between Patrick’s treatment of Mary and that of his colleagues. Unlike Patrick, who ignores and rejects Mary, the policemen are “exceptionally nice to her,” emphasizing a shift in Mary’s position within the story.
Jack Noonan’s offer to bring Mary to her sister’s house or to his wife’s demonstrates both his concern for her emotional wellbeing and his assumption that the women will fulfill the expectations of them as caregivers. But it is exactly this assumption that allows…