Gender Stereotypes In Laurence Olivier's Henry V

In Shakespeare`s world, women have a very important role as they are not only part of the plays as simple participants, but as characters that have a lot else to perform as their own ideals, objections and personalities become part of his works. Women have always been present in films as their beauty; the stereotypes they face and the wreck of their own existence have been a main concern for film directors since the beginning of the movie industry. In the play Henry V, Katherine is seen fraternizing with the enemy, time in which she learns the language of the invader and learns the name of the things that will be demanded in exchange for a peaceful ending. Women become central as they start being a major part of the political scene. On film, in Laurence Olivier`s Henry V (1944), women are located in the same space as medieval decorations.
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In 1954 in Richard III, Laurence Olivier cut the character Margaret from the play and replaced her with Lady Anne which becomes the ghost of the film. Without Margaret present in the movie, King Edwards`s mistress becomes, in a extra-textual way, the pervasive female figure.
As years pass, the characters start to become more complex and, also, more intelligent. A change can be seen in the film Henry V from 1989, in which Katherine becomes a match for any king that is a player rather than someone that would want to settle down.
In Richard Locraine`s Richard III from 1996, women are constructed brilliantly. Anne is presented with a flawless construction and blue eyes, rouged cheeks and scarlet