"A Midsummer Night's Dream":         I think something very interesting in this play is the way in which woman were seen in Elizabethan England during Shakespeare's day. The play gives numerous examples of the way woman are treated as second class citizens; for instance, the laws concerning marriage and the position of men in society.         When Hermia states that she does not want to marry Demetrius, the man of her fathers choice, and would rather marry …showed first 75 words of 318 total…

…showed last 75 words of 318 total…place for giving birth to children, the lifeline to the future.         During the Shakespearean era woman were seen as second class citizens. Although the start of marriage for love was just beginning, woman were still expected to do what males told them. In addition, they were seen as a mere vessel for birth and did not play an integral role in the creation of a child.         Men were to be treated with respect and reverence.