I, for one, agree with this statement (which is probably good). Certainly, both women and men are objectified today, but arguably to a lesser degree than the level at Shakespeare's time. In Elizabethan Europe, women's job opportunities were severally limited, namely prostitution, or becoming a nun. Today, in contrast, although women generally fill the roles of the housekeeper, and are still objectified to an extent (Like this), employment and life opportunities are massively higher than those portrayed in the Taming of the Shrew.
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I, for one, agree with this statement (which is probably good). Certainly, both women and men are objectified today, but arguably to a lesser degree than the level at Shakespeare's time. In Elizabethan Europe, women's job opportunities were severally limited, namely prostitution, or becoming a nun. Today, in contrast, although women generally fill the roles of the housekeeper, and are still objectified to an extent (Like this), employment and life opportunities are massively higher than those portrayed in the Taming of the Shrew.
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