Rights Of Women In Shakespeare's Time
Over time, women’s roles in society have changed drastically. Due to people fighting for these changes, the rights of modern women are very different from the rights of women living in Shakespeare’s time. For example, there were several things women couldn’t do back then that men did regularly, such as getting an education or a job. Over the last few centuries, women have been fighting for and earning the same rights as men. Since Shakespeare’s time, when women were treated like property, many changes have been made by many people in a variety of ways.
A woman’s life in Shakespeare’s time was rather different from the way it is now. They didn’t have many rights or things they could do to provide for themselves or their families. Many women weren’t even educated beyond the basics. Those who were taught beyond this point still weren’t taught as much as male students. If they were educated at all, there was nothing they could do since women couldn’t get jobs like men could. In fact, those who were educated were mostly of the upper-class and were taught entirely different things. Things such as spinning, cooking, and anything to …show more content…
Not too long ago, women couldn’t even vote for elected officials to lead the country they lived in. People would go through life believing that women weren’t to be treated as equals, when something like gender or race is completely beyond a person’s control. However, some women dressed as men to serve in the army or do other tasks that they couldn’t normally do. These people were brave to do something like this, but most were caught and punished. Not all people fighting for gender equality were women, though. There were many men at this time who thought it was wrong and took action. If not for the men and women who fought for equality, people could still be living like those from Shakespeare’s
A woman’s life in Shakespeare’s time was rather different from the way it is now. They didn’t have many rights or things they could do to provide for themselves or their families. Many women weren’t even educated beyond the basics. Those who were taught beyond this point still weren’t taught as much as male students. If they were educated at all, there was nothing they could do since women couldn’t get jobs like men could. In fact, those who were educated were mostly of the upper-class and were taught entirely different things. Things such as spinning, cooking, and anything to …show more content…
Not too long ago, women couldn’t even vote for elected officials to lead the country they lived in. People would go through life believing that women weren’t to be treated as equals, when something like gender or race is completely beyond a person’s control. However, some women dressed as men to serve in the army or do other tasks that they couldn’t normally do. These people were brave to do something like this, but most were caught and punished. Not all people fighting for gender equality were women, though. There were many men at this time who thought it was wrong and took action. If not for the men and women who fought for equality, people could still be living like those from Shakespeare’s