Women In Shakespeare's Comedy Of Errors
In William Shakespeare’s play The Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare writes a play which incorporates both comedy and tragedy. The play is about two sets of twins, Antipholus and Dromio of Ephesus and Antipholus and Dromio of Syracuse. They were separated at birth due to a shipwreck when they were still infants. Antipholus and Dromio of Syracuse visit the island of Ephesus, unaware that this is where their long lost twins reside. As the play progresses, there is a series of error and confusion which occur due to their duplicate appearance. The twins are constantly mistaken for each other, consequently, due to all of the confusion the twins get blamed for each others actions. This not only brings havoc to the twins, the confusion also botches things
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Under those circumstances of expectations, female voices were often drowned by those of men. This also occurs in literature of this time. Many authors and playwrights who lived in this time period often did this in their works as well. They didn't give women significant roles in the way that Shakespeare does in his works. “Shakespeare’s comic women are highly realized and distinctive. He has a special partiality for vocal, opinionated heroines, who are much more compelling than the demure females held up for admiration by most renaissance conduct books.”(....) Shakespeare’s female characters tend to be more determined and outspoken rather than hidden hidden behind the shadows of men. In The Comedy of Errors, Antipholus of Ephesus’ wife Adriana is one of these prominent characters. Although she still follows some expectations held for women during this time period Adriana remains outspoken towards what she believes. Through a conversation with her sister Luciana we witness this determined side of Adriana that many women of her time lacked. Adriana conveys somewhat of a resistance to patriarchy. “A man is master of his liberty. Time is their master, and when they see time, they’ll go or come. If so, be patient sister.”(Luciana , Comedy of Errors) “Why should their liberty than ours be more?” (Adriana, Comedy of Errors) What Adriana states in the conversation with her sister goes against the common moral that men should be in power over
Under those circumstances of expectations, female voices were often drowned by those of men. This also occurs in literature of this time. Many authors and playwrights who lived in this time period often did this in their works as well. They didn't give women significant roles in the way that Shakespeare does in his works. “Shakespeare’s comic women are highly realized and distinctive. He has a special partiality for vocal, opinionated heroines, who are much more compelling than the demure females held up for admiration by most renaissance conduct books.”(....) Shakespeare’s female characters tend to be more determined and outspoken rather than hidden hidden behind the shadows of men. In The Comedy of Errors, Antipholus of Ephesus’ wife Adriana is one of these prominent characters. Although she still follows some expectations held for women during this time period Adriana remains outspoken towards what she believes. Through a conversation with her sister Luciana we witness this determined side of Adriana that many women of her time lacked. Adriana conveys somewhat of a resistance to patriarchy. “A man is master of his liberty. Time is their master, and when they see time, they’ll go or come. If so, be patient sister.”(Luciana , Comedy of Errors) “Why should their liberty than ours be more?” (Adriana, Comedy of Errors) What Adriana states in the conversation with her sister goes against the common moral that men should be in power over