... are those elements of their own nature that men deny or repress.j As a representative of masculine values such as power, authority, reason and rule, Leontes" action embodies the typical social inclination. His distrust to his wife reveals the common attitude toward women at that time. From the quotation, women are said at the time of Shakespeare to be more obedient in ... ...

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