From reading this article I think Shakespeare altered his female roles depending on the genre he was writing in, in order to create a specific atmosphere within the audience. for example in a comedic play he may not use women as actors and use men instead to create a comedy as this would be more funny to the audience because the men would have to higher there voice and be very over the top and dramatic e.g. like The Taming of The Shrew, men are dressed up as women. On the other hand in a serious play he may use women to play the not so good roles with little pay and not so many lines as women didn't have equal rights to men in those days. Also because his plays were realistic and he wanted to show everyday life on stage so for example in Mac
