gender roles Flashcards
1
Q
jessica
A
disobeys father and marries against his wishes and marries out her religion - audiences at the time would likely sympathise with her
2
Q
portia
A
coutroom - has to disguise - the disguise gives her freedom
shakespeare often has to disguise his heroines as men so they can act independantly influencing the plot and demonstarting their intellectual equality with men
3
Q
woman were expected to
A
obey their husbands -
