... Jonson's Epicoene. Morose and his rage against femininity, art and sound has been duped by the very thing he loathes -Dauphine profits handsomely for this mastery (5.4.190-200) of theatrics and Morose succumbs by the embracing of anti-theatrics. In Shakespear's "Twelfth Night" the politics of gender roles in conversation with anti-theatricality takes a backseat for fantastical, farcical comedic antics ... . Malvolio presents the major figure of anti-theatricality in the play. He is the extreme Puritanical figure of mockery that precedes Jonson's Morose. He ... man so against it. And in...

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... . It is only with close examination of his works that we are able to suppose his intent in creating characters that inspire so much controversy. Two works, Taming of the Shrew, and Twelfth Night, stand out particularly well in regards to Shakespeare's use of female characters. After examining these two plays, one will see that Shakespeare, though conforming to contemporary attitudes of ... in her character. Through an elaborate charade of humiliating behavior, Petruchio humbles her and by the end of the play, she will instruct other women on the nature of being a good and dutiful wife. ...

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... in the plays "The Roaring Girl" and "Twelfth Night". Women would change their physical appearance to the opposite sex to achieve a certain goal. Sumptuary laws were used to tell people of that time who could wear what. For example, royalty were the only ones who could wear the color ... purple because it was expensive to wear and it showed what class you were in. While cross dressing was not breaking any laws, the ... full well what the punishment could be for their actions. Through transcripts and court documents, they tracked cases through the years of 1550 through 1839 and found that...

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