Question

According to woolf what act would have been impossible for a woman of the 17th century to accomplish

Answer 1

According to Woolf, it would have been impossible for a woman of 17th century to write great literary works. She has valid reasons to believe this. She say women would not have been able to write good quality literature at that period, not because they did not have the ability to do so, but because they did not have the right circumstances. She does this by creating a fictional character called Judith, who is supposedly the sister of William Shakespeare and compares the difference in social conditions for a woman and man of the time period.

Answer 2

According to Woolf, the act of learning to read would have been impossible for women of the 17th century to accomplish.  

Explanation:

• Woolf considered it impossible for any woman to write great literary works and to which she has numerous valid reasons to believe that. It was so because along of their inability to do so, there was no right circumstance that could favor their literary works.
• She pictured a fictional character called Judith who is supposedly Shakespeare's sister. In this way, she compared the difference in social conditions for women and men of that time frame.