Womens Roles In Hermia And Juliet By Shakespeare

Omar Antonio Cardona Cruz English 315 Professor Patricia Patrick 9 October 2017 Not Your Choice, Woman! During Elizabeth times women had no control over their lives, personal decisions and future. Shakespeare does a great job challenging the typical stereotypes of female roles during the Elizabeth times. Despite the persistence of men trying to diminish women as and view them submissive and weaker. Through the characters of Hermia and Juliet Shakespeare portrays women as strong and independent willing to aggressively take control of their future. Shakespeare exposes the asymmetrical relationship between men and women, where women are expected to be submissive and subordinated. Men believe they have the power to decide for the women’s†¦show more content†¦A woman should not expect more than that. Juliet’s nurse constantly reminded her of the role she should fill in their society once she reached puberty. She would say, â€Å"Thou wilt fall backward when thou comest to age† (1.3.56). Juliet was expected to put up with the idea of being a mother as soon as she became fertile. Juliet’s mother teaches her about her role when she says, â€Å"Here in Verona, ladies of esteem, / Are already made mothers. By my count, / I was your mother much upon these years† (1.3.70-72). It seems like it was not an estrange thing for young girls to move from their parents’ house to their husband’s house without the opportunity to explore life. Women had very little to say when it came to deci de on their future. Juliet’s future was negotiated, and she had no control over the decision. Capulet, her father, said, â€Å"My child is yet a stranger in the world. / She hath not seen the change of fourteen years, / Let two more summers wither in their pride† to which her wooer, Paris, responded, â€Å"Younger than she are happy mothers made† (1.2.8-12). Marriage was something negotiated to the convenience to where the wife-to-be only had the option to accept her parent’s decision. Women’s opinions were silenced while their destiny was put a price because they were perceived as weaker and incapable of shaping their own future. Despite the gender assigned roles of women, Shakespeare revealsShow MoreRelatedEssay on A Midsummer Nights Dream: Critical Analysis3103 Words   |  13 PagesMidsummer Nights Dreamquot; William Shakespeare, born in 1594, is one of the greatest writers in literature. He dies in 1616 after completing many sonnets and plays. One of which is quot;A Midsummer Nights Dream.quot; They say that this play is the most purely romantic of Shakespeares comedies. The themes of the play are dreams and reality, love and magic. This extraordinary play is a play-with-in-a-play, which master writers only write successfully. Shakespeare proves here to be a master writerRead MoreEssay on The True Character of Isabella in Measure for Measure3886 Words   |  16 PagesPerhaps I take the issue of Isabella’s character so seriously because I played the role of Isabella in our college’s production of the play. Preparing and playing a Shakespearean role onstage leads to a kind of understanding of that character that no other activity can match. When we professors encourage our Shakespeare students to work toward an interpretation of a play by imagining how they might play various roles, we are approaching that kind of understanding. When we ask them to view various productions