Was Shakespeare a feminist?

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Selected thesis

Shakespeare was a feminist.

Pros

Cons

  • Pro claim 1

    Shakespeare included female characters whose personalities defied stereotypes of the time.

  • Pro claim 2

    Shakespeare included women as complex characters in their own right.

  • Con claim 1

    Women are underrepresented in Shakespeare's works.

  • Con claim 2

    The concept of feminism as we know it didn’t exist in Shakespeare’s time.