A Feminist Perspective of William Shakespeare

Shakespeare's Feminist Perspective William Shakespeare reflects and sometimes supports the stereotypes of women and men in the British Renaissance, and its various roles and responsibilities in society, but challenges to these statements, challenges and modifications But there are. Writer His story not only provides opportunities to better understand the culture of the Renaissance but also provides opportunities for women to face the generalization of modern gender, especially for women. Shakespeare, as he himself, seems to have asked about the standard images of men and women, the characteristics of each gender, and what is defined as male and female.

William · Shakespeare 's "Othello" can be read from the perspective of feminism. Feminist analysis of Othello's play makes it possible to judge women's different social values ​​and positions in Elizabethan society. Othello is an example of the patriarchal expectation of the Elizabethan era. Practice of society, patriarchal marriage privilege, and suppression and restriction of femininity. According to the Elizabethan or Shakespeare established in the Renaissance society, women are married. As a single occupation, marriage takes a lot of responsibility for housekeeping. In addition, women are silent, chivalrous, and should be obedient to husbands, fathers, brothers and all men. Since women are considered to be inferior to men both physically and mentally, the patriarch proves that the subordinate status of women is a natural order.

Regardless of whether it is intentional, William Shakespeare's Othello can be seen from the perspective of feminism. Many scholars continue to argue that Othello is composed of a society controlled by men. Although this discussion has proven to be nearly accurate in the political field, women dominate society and love to overwhelm men's superiority, eventually leading to a shameful collapse of men. In this particular period of social history in Venice women are considered vulnerable and their men are even prostitutes. Shakespeare showed the readers three major female characters, Desdemona, Emilia, Bianca. People in this society think women are wealth. For example, Iago seems to think that "foreigners are considering their sheets / he has finished my office" (I.3.381-2). This shows Othello slept with his wife, but in fact, I have not had any feelings for her.