The Oakridge School proudly announces that Maren Miller will be reading her paper, “The Legacies of Our Discontent: Revealing the Historical Importance Behind Female Characters in William Shakespeare’s Richard III,” at the 2014 Richard III Colloquium this March 21st. Maren is one of Oakridge’s very own Owls, and she will be returning to present for a second time after reading one of her papers at last year’s 2013 Dubliners Colloquium.
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| Maren Miller The Oakridge School |
Maren Miller is a senior at the Oakridge School and has attended Oakridge since her freshman year. She is the president of her school’s Current Events Club, a varsity softball player, and in her free time, volunteers as a tutor to disadvantaged children from her local school district. Maren fell in love with Richard III after reading it in her sophomore English class and is very excited to be participating in the colloquium. Her paper, “The Legacies of Our Discontent,” explores the historical counterparts behind three of the female characters in Richard III, and argues that their contributions to history, like Richard’s, are marginalized and inaccurately remembered due to Shakespeare’s play. Maren will be attending the University of Richmond in the fall of 2014 where she hopes to pursue a career in education policy.
Maren will be reading her paper during Session B of Block Two “Gender Construction(s) in Richard III,” which will meet in the Boardroom in the upstairs part of the Upper School building.
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