This thesis will examine the way in which women in William Shakespeare's first tetralogy of history plays can be compared to women featuring in the second tetralogy.
This thesis analysis the roles of women in William Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays, and shows that they are allowed to step out of the position their sex would confine them to, but are at the same...Show moreThis thesis analysis the roles of women in William Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays, and shows that they are allowed to step out of the position their sex would confine them to, but are at the same time still restricted by the limitations their gender brings with it and punished for their attempts to leave these behind.Show less
