In As You Like It, there are many scenes where Shakespeare shows a switch of gender roles in society. In the Elizabethan time period, women and men who didn't follow the society standards were frowned upon. Shakespeare took that idea and ran with it and made much commentary throughout the play. Shakespeare was a feminist because he made a main character pose as a man, defied the stereotypical society, and created many switches in gender roles.
Although this play was written in the Elizabethan era, Shakespeare was a feminist long before it was a prominent issue like it is today. In his play, he made one of his main characters, Rosalind, dress and act as a man for a majority of the story. In one of the scenes, Rosalind says, “ Were it not better,
Although this play was written in the Elizabethan era, Shakespeare was a feminist long before it was a prominent issue like it is today. In his play, he made one of his main characters, Rosalind, dress and act as a man for a majority of the story. In one of the scenes, Rosalind says, “ Were it not better,