... whom she would nor refuse whom she dislikes', which she quoted while expressing her opinion on her father's will in Act 1, scene 2. She challenges the patriarchy placed upon her by her dead father, mainly through his power and control over her, as she feels it's unfair that 'the will of ... a living daughter is curbed by the will of a dead father'. The blunt, straightforward tone Portia uses, emphasises her anger on the inequality she must experience.These quotes demonstrate how women had no ... lawyers. It was only expected that men had the capacity to handle such jobs and it was ...

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