Posted: January 18th, 2016

discuss the portrayal of women in The Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing and A Midsummers Night Dream

discuss the portrayal of women in The Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing and A Midsummers Night Dream.’ first chapter  is ‘how are women empowered through speech in The Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing and A Midsummers Night Dream.’ In the Taming of the Shrew, Katherine must be analysed and how she uses speech (her voice, language) in the play to be empowered and independent. In Much Ado About Nothing, Beatrice must be analysed and how she uses speech in the play to be empowered and independent. The same for A Midsummer Night’s Dream- a character must be analysed to show how that character uses their voice, speech and language to be empowered and independent. For every point made for each of these characters, it must be backed up by a quotation from the play and the quote must be analysed in-depth to show how these women are empowered and independent through speech. Also, feminist theory and historical context must be included in every point made about how the women are empowered through speech, the way they talk.