Questions tagged [the-handmaids-tale]
Questions about the dystopian novel 'The Handmaid's Tale' (1985) by Margaret Atwood. Use this tag with the [margaret-atwood] tag.
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Comparison between Beatrice of Much Ado About Nothing and Offred of The Handmaids tale
Compare and contrast the way Offred in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale and Beatrice in William Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing view romantic love. Discuss 2 similarities and 2 differences (...
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Are quote marks used selectively in “The Handmaid's Tale” or do I have a bad scan of the book?
I've just begun reading The Handmaid's Tale and I'm a bit distracted by the usage (or non-usage) of quote marks in the version I have (ebook).
In the second chapter, the handmaid is describing her ...
