This thesis will focus on four comedies by William Shakespeare, who used the concept of cross-dressing within As You Like It, Twelfth Night, Cymbeline and The Merry Wives of Windsor. This thesis...Show moreThis thesis will focus on four comedies by William Shakespeare, who used the concept of cross-dressing within As You Like It, Twelfth Night, Cymbeline and The Merry Wives of Windsor. This thesis will aim to find an answer to the question of whether female characters that cross-dress are more successful in achieving their goals and to what extent the characters experience altering consequences.Show less