S6: E1: Sophie Duncan on Searching for Juliet

About this episode

Sophie Duncan discusses her book, Searching for Juliet, a love letter to the character Juliet from Shakespeare's works.

Send us Fan Mail Sophie Duncan discusses her book, Searching for Juliet — a love letter to this wonderful and beloved heroine. For a complete episode transcript, http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Sophie Duncan Researchers: Irene Hao and Rose Hayward Producer: Tayphath Thyagaraj Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Duncan, Sophie in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2025). Sophie Duncan on Searching for Juliet...

People in this episode

Host: Varsha Panjwani

Guest: Sophie Duncan

Topics covered

• Juliet
• literature
• feminism
• Shakespeare

Keywords

• Searching for Juliet
• love letter
• heroine

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Products: Searching for Juliet

Books & works: Searching for Juliet

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