Literary and historical scholars agree that women did not enjoy political, economic, or social parity with men during Shakespeare's time, and this historical reality is important to keep in mind when analyzing the variety of female characters in the plays of Shakespeare. ... Second, women will not always be able to sort out their own problems; at times, forces beyond their own power-indeed, beyond human power-will need to intervene, which is a theme that carries through in other works by Shakespeare presenting women characters and the need for an outside influence to help them solve their...

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