How do the women in the Merchant of Venice defy traditional gender role?
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Characters of Women in "The Merchant of Venice"In his relatively short play, "The Merchant of Venice", Shakespear introduces very new and bright ideas such as women's rights and their equality with men which were totally unacceptable for the people of the Elizabethan time.
*One of the best ironies of the play is that Antonio who believed this world is "a stage where every man (not every woman) must play a part"
*The second female character is Jessica who provides the audience with an example of a good Jew
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