The Oppression Of Women In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night

In many of Shakespeare’s works, it is sometimes difficult to understand the inferiority and oppression that women faced during the Shakespearian era. This is possibly due to the women in Shakespeare’s works not conforming to societal standards. Women in Shakespeare’s period were expected to be silent and submissive to their male counterparts and were seen as incapable of being anything more than a homemaker and child rearer. However, Shakespeare rejected these societal roles and displayed his female characters in a positive light. One of his most unconventional female characters is Olivia, from his play Twelfth Night. Although Olivia does take pride in her beauty and does not leave her home for the entire play, she does struggle with the social