'Romeo and Juliet': exploring gendered societal expectations
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I can explain how Romeo and Juliet both subvert and conform to gendered societal expectations in 'Romeo and Juliet'.
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In Elizabethan England, violence and honour were arguably seen as integral to masculinity.
We might see Romeo's killing of Tybalt as conforming to masculine expectations and leading to his downfall.
In Elizabethan England, obedience was arguably seen as integral to femininity.
By marrying Romeo, Juliet subverts the expectations of how a daughter should behave.
However, we might see Juliet as conforming to societal expectations of how a wife should behave.
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