Born in Nieu Bethesda in 1897, Martins spent the 1920s travelling the country with her husband, teaching and acting.

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Her years of experience researching, teaching, directing and acting in his plays are integral to the polished, intellectual appeal of "Women of Will, " in which she analyzes and enacts quite a few of Shakespeare's female characters while correlating their evolution to possible developments in his personal life.

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Acting director of education at the Royal Shakespeare Company Jacqui O'Hanlon said many secondaries and primaries were already teaching Shakespeare in an inspirational way.

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Jim Docherty, acting general secretary of the Scottish Secondary Teachers Association (SSTA) said its members would certainly not endorse the teaching guidelines in their current state.

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