... analyzing the variety of female characters in the plays of Shakespeare. In this Shakespearean society, it was men who held exclusively the official posts of authority and power, and men who kept the agency and influence to direct the outcome of events. Nevertheless, the careful reader notices a curious trend in many of Shakespeare's plays: many of Shakespeare's female characters exercise a rather great deal of delicate forms of power and ... contested traditional gender expectations and made the decision to be responsible for her own destiny; in doing so, she was rewarded for her courage...

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• Approx Pages: 9
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• Grade Level: Graduate