The purpose of my article would be to examine the gender roles Shakespeare assigned to the female and male characters and address some of the basic questions. For example was Shakespeare a feminist or sexist? While he was an exceptional playwright, did he provide any exceptional insight on gender roles? If so, how would that have affected to the theatre world? This could be accomplished with researching feminist commentary on Shakespeares works and bring concrete examples, more particularly in Much Ado, Twelfth Night and The Merchant of Venice. However, I couldn’t see these questions directly with a simple yes or no. Comparing well defined modern views, such as feminism, to the views of the Elizabethan era wouldn’t prove satisfactory and provide