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Shakespeare and Similarity of Gender Roles #2
Shakespeare, although historically gender biased, can be charged with giving both males and females similar characteristic traits within his plays. This can best be proven using the comparison of Portia from the "Merchant of Venice" to King Henry from "Henry V". These two characters, barring gender, show common traits throughout both of these plays. They are also set into similar situations, such as marital issues, prank playing, and the use of disguises.
As audiences are introduced to each of these characters, they are shown both their wealth and intelligence. In "Henry V", the audience is quickly given King Henry's "free-spirited" background, but then is told of his miraculous change in demeanor after his father's death. The Bishop of Canterbury explains it as "But that his wildness, mortified in him,/Seemed to die too; yea, at that very moment/ Consideration like an angel came/ And whipped th'offending Adam out of him,/ Leaving......

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