In A Midsummer Night's Dream, the reader recognizes right away that Hermia is not ordinary woman. ... First, it is important to point out that both Olivia and Viola are women who enjoy certain social privileges relative to other women as a benefit of their social class, an issue that is important, particularly in the context of Twelfth Night, and which is often overlooked throughout the body of Shakespeare criticism. ...

• Word Count: 2208
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate