RJ - Patriarchy

Question 1

Whys: 1

Answer 1

Shakespeare criticises the toxic masculinity within Verona, whereby all men are eventually drawn into libidinal competitiveness and violence for the sake of male bravado.

Question 2

Whys: 2

Answer 2

Shakespeare exposes the limitations placed on women within a patriarchal society, whereby women have little autonomy over their own lives or futures.