... the masculine social order will not be operated without the participation of women. Hermione takes a crucial role in the development the plots. Shakespeare indicates his appreciation for Herminoe. When Hermione appears in the opening of the play, she is described as gracious, beautiful and kind-hearted ... word, all the virtues a woman should have are attributed to her. But she is arranged by Shakespeare to disappear until the last act when she reappears as a statue. While In the following acts, she is recollected by Leontes and the others as an idealized goddess. In Leontes" mind, ... ...

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... the late sixteenth century England was beginning to shift from that of a skilled producer to savvy consumer- (Korda, Shakespeare Quarterly, 110). Women like this were sometimes beaten into submission and domestic violence was very prevalent in their lives. The Taming of the Shrew acts as a comedic guide for reconstructing how a man can make his wife submit without resorting to violence. Some critics ... also believed that Katherine was an unsocialized woman whose refusal of men and defiance of her father's wishes were all signs of a uncontrolled and social phobic individual (McDonald, T...

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