Shakespeare Submissive Women In Romeo And Juliet

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Although Shakespeare’s female parts may have major roles in his plays, he manages a submissive way of treating his female parts throughout his play. He portrays his female roles as followers not leaders. His female characters are also delineated as property of the male characters. The female roles also are viewed as weak in comparison to males. Shakespeare creates his males dominant and his females submissive.
    Firstly, Shakespeare’s women are witnessed as follower, unlike men who are the leaders. This is shown in act 3, scene 5, pages 6-7, Lady Capulet, Juliet’s mother, speaks to Lord Capulet as if he is in power over her. Normally, a woman does not speak to her husband in such a way for it to seem as he controls her: thus him being her

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