The Elizabethian period compared to our society today can be described as very Monocultural, dominated by the notion of women living in a world controlled by men,where women have little say in their own lives. Through his plays William Shakespeare tackels unyeilding issues of race, jealousy, cultural and gender roles. Romeo and Juliet (1597) and Othello (1604) are two of shakespeares plays which address issues with gender roles between men and women. In each play shakespeare attempts to engage his audience and forces them to approach the common themes in the two plays of gender oppression in different forms .
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragic story of two star crossed lovers who’s fate brings them to their death, after discovering they belong to the two house holds that are in a constant feud, that keeps them from being together, Romeo and Juliet arrange a secret marriage which later ends in the two taking their lives
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King James good intentions did not prevent Shakepseare from writing about the social minorities and discrimination against culture, gender and race that were still very much present in King James time in govern.
Shakespeares play “Othello” begins with an angry soldier named Iago seeking revenge against his commander Othello, he plays this out by convincing othello his new Lieutenant Cassio has been sneaking around with the girl Othello secretly ran off and married, Desdimona. After Iago planted false evidence of the “affair” to incriminate him the play ends with “Noble Othello” strangling his wife and later killing himself after learning the truth of Iago’s devious