This comedy strongly suggests the fact that the society is patriarchal. This means that it is a man run community which means that men have much more lenient than women do. Unfortunately for women, they have very strict standards which they have to meet or else they will be discarded from the society or they will be forever in the depths of despair. This almost happens to Hero at her wedding when she was framed which by Borachio and Don John. These two planned that Borachio would make love to Margaret in the eyesight of Don Pedro and Claudio so they would think that Hero is cheating on him and that she is just a common whore. At the wedding when they tell everyone that Hero is just a whore and that she is not worthy of marrying Claudio Leonato believes it and then throws Hero across the ground and says,”hath no man’s dagger here a point of
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Leonato says this because he would rather have Hero dead than her alive and shamed upon. If she was dead, then nobody would be dishonoring him, but if she was alive then she would dishonor herself and the rest of her family. This just shows how women have less slack than men do because Don John has already committed many acts of disgrace to his family, but he is still able to live in society and only really be looked down upon by few. Also when Leonato says,”Daughter, remember what I told you. If the prince does solicit you in that kind, you know your answer”(2.1,65-67) he is forcing her to a certain decision which shows how women have less power than men in this society. Leonato says this he is forcing her to accept the marriage proposal. This just shows how women had less power and how they could not always make their own decisions like a man could. It is possible to defy the gender rules in society, but there is no way of doing this and still having the same honor as you would have had prior to the event. For women they are to stay a virgin till marriage or else they will be looked down on as a
Leonato says this because he would rather have Hero dead than her alive and shamed upon. If she was dead, then nobody would be dishonoring him, but if she was alive then she would dishonor herself and the rest of her family. This just shows how women have less slack than men do because Don John has already committed many acts of disgrace to his family, but he is still able to live in society and only really be looked down upon by few. Also when Leonato says,”Daughter, remember what I told you. If the prince does solicit you in that kind, you know your answer”(2.1,65-67) he is forcing her to a certain decision which shows how women have less power than men in this society. Leonato says this he is forcing her to accept the marriage proposal. This just shows how women had less power and how they could not always make their own decisions like a man could. It is possible to defy the gender rules in society, but there is no way of doing this and still having the same honor as you would have had prior to the event. For women they are to stay a virgin till marriage or else they will be looked down on as a