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Which role is the 'female Hamlet'?


I see this phrase being applied to so many characters, what would you say is the ultimate female character from a play/musical?

'All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players.'

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"Mama Rose" is a tour de force.

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Wow, that character has garnered a lot of Tony nominations/wins.

'All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players.'

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Hamlette?


"Professor Marvel never guesses - he knows!"

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I would say that Amanda Wingfield from The Glass Menagerie and Blanche DuBois from A Streetcar Named Desire would have to be on any short list of contenders.



“She doesn’t get eaten by the eels at this time.”

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Isn't it Lady MacBeth?

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