The Position Of Women In Hamlet By William Shakespeare

Women Are Humans Too
Since the early ancient times, women’s positions were described by their relationship to men. A woman was in second place after men in all fields. Moreover, women have been considered not only rationally weaker to men but also a major problem, as it is a way to lose the control over desires and temptations, which leads to evil. As a result, women did not get the chance to be part of the community making change toward success. Shakespeare in his play Hamlet, tackled this issue smartly and rationally. Women were not allowed to even participate in theater in making the play, besides, the two women major characters faced a gender issue in the interactions with men. Although the two women characters in Hamlet are a major characters …show more content…
The new théâtre aufeminin is an example of those stages. “These plays seek a more accurate presentation of women's lives and a more authentic expression of the female sprit.” They replace the usual dramatic women’s type with truer models. It also communicates women's fears and desires in women's own perspective. While some of the plays creative theorists wrote, most of women's positions in the theater is the result of a developing feminist results among theater professionals. When the play Hamlet was screened in the theater, women were not allowed to participate in the acting positions. Women characters were played by men. Therefore, this kind of theatres give a better understanding and solutions for the lack of women’s participation in doing Hamlet. Moreover, Marilyn A. Katz raised the question of Athenian women's attendance at dramatic performances in her journal; did the Women of Ancient Athens Attend the Theater in the Eighteenth Century? She intends to add suggestions rather than speaking about the problem without having