Shakespeare's time

The society of women in Shakespeare:

The society of women in Shakespeare seems to be one of a lower level than that of a man. This is implied by the way in which, Hero, for example did not speak much in the company of men, since in Shakespeare's time, women did not have much say in the conversations of men. They appeared to only be allowed to be seen and not heard. Just like some adults say that children are suppose to be seen and not heard when they're in the presence of an adult conversation due to them not having any say in the conversation. Furthermore, it is made evident by the way in which Leonato's wife had no lines within the play. She was only seen andf had very little or no say in what was going on with her daughter or Messina.

The importance of being a man:

When it comes to being a man in Shakespeare's time, a man is suppose tyo be respected by women and no woman should try to make herself feel higher than any man. In addition to that, men were also expected to protest their country and go to war. Men were alsdo the one's who would become to King's and GOvernors of different countries and opposed to the female children, they would be family hier.

How illegitamate children were looked at:

When it comes to illegitamate children, Don John is given this role within Much ado about Nothing. The illegitamate, in Shakespeare's period, seem to be looked at as those who were looked down upon and rejected by society since they were born out of wedlock. Therefore, despite whether or not the illigetimate child is the oldest in the family, the child who was born within the marriage of the two parents is the one who inherits the family's possesstions. This is made evident by the fact that Don Pedro was the Prince instead of Don John.

The characters that go against their social class:

The character in the play that goes against their social class would have to be Beatrice. This very different woman, is very outspoken and has a mind of her own when it comes to speaking what' s on her mind despite what she was suppose to say, and how she suppose to act in Shakespeare's time. As opposed to only speaking when she's spoken to, Beatrice speaks whenever she has something to say. Especially when it comes to her insulting and arguing with Benedick.