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Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew and Ibsen’s A Doll’s House portray women in many ways. Both authors have strong feelings about women and weren’t afraid to express them in their writing. Shakespeare’s views about women differed gre ....

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.... and get the money that would be given to the man who marries her. Through Petruccio, Shakespeare exploited women. With all of the male characters changing their identities, Shakespeare tried to portray the women as being ignorant and not realizing what was going on. With at least two major characters changing parts to get closer to their loved ones, the women seemed to be clueless. Shakespeare portrayed these women as being easily tricked. While it seemed like all the men were trying to suit Bianca, Petruccio was taming Kate. With scenes such as when Petruccio denied Kate food, clothing, and gifts, women were further deprived of their dignity. T ....