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Shakespeare was the first writer to portray women as strong,
crafty, intelligent and damn near equal to men in some respects.
This would make him an innovator with regards to the progression
of the status of women.
However, although very progressive for his time, by todays
standards Shakespeare's women are practically hausfraus.
While being strong and sometimes dominating, as in Much Ado
About Nothing and Macbeth, they still retain an ultimately
subserviant stature.
Also it cannot be overlooked that, in the printing of his folios,
the female characters were ALWAYS printed last in the cast of
characters, no matter how important the woman, or how minute the
man.Posted by Mike. on April 26, 1997 at 13:56:49
In Reply to "Shakespeare's treatment of women....?" posted by Michael on April 25, 1997 at 21:26:10
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