Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The study explores multifaceted portrayals of femininity in Shakespeare’s plays. It examines how female characters embody, challenge, and redefine gender roles in the Elizabethan era. Through an analysis of key plays such as Macbeth, Othello, Twelfth Night, and The Merchant of Venice, this paper investigates the complexity of Shakespeare’s female characters, ranging from the ambitious and subversive Lady Macbeth to the witty and independent Portia and Viola. The characters reveal Shakespeare’s nuanced approach to themes of power, identity, and autonomy.
Authors: K Yadagiri, P Yadav
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Gender equality
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4415116162
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