... to take shape, he soon drops the proposed title and begins development of what we now know as Romeo and Juliet and it is within the casting of this play that he meets Viola. Accurate to the time, women were not permitted to act in the theatre, so Viola dresses as a man and auditions for the part of 'Romeo' where she solidifies her identity as 'Thomas ... in this ignorance and lack of her power to change circumstances that the powerlessness of women is exemplified in the film (Author Unknown, 2006). According to Dall (2000): "Shakespeare does give female protagonists power with...

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In both Othello and Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the notion of doomed love or star crossed lovers is a theme that dominates the plays" climatic progress and protagonist development. Successful romance in these works then, is what drives the characters and brings joy to the gloom that ensues when apart from the object of one's affection. Two Shakespeare productions that veer from this common pursuit of love ... of courting a woman of lower social stature, as Don Armado does with Jacqenetta, who he recognizes as a country girl, yet undeterminably declares that he is "in love with a...

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