his plays. For instance, Lady Macbeth from Macbeth kills herself after becoming crazed with power and corruption. Ophelia from Hamlet, driven insane with guilt, commits suicide. Additionally, in Romeo and Juliet, Juliet kills herself after disobeying her parents, and discovering her forbidden fruit, Romeo, has taken his own life. On the surface, their accusations make sense. Historically, the Shakespearian era was a time where women had no participation in government and were treated as property…
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