Question

Shakespeare drama.has only heroines not heros justify this statement

Answer 1

With the exception of Henry V, Shakespeare has mostly female protagonists who play an important role than their male counterparts in all his plays.Now,consider male protagonists Orlando (As You like it) and Othello (Othello) along with female protagonists Hero (Much Ado About Nothing) and Rosalind (As You Like It). Though each male character is full of masculine and heroic qualities they fail to carry their qualities through to a successful completion in resolving the issues of the play.

A hero is said to be a man of distinguished valor, intrepidity, or enterprise in danger; a prominent or central personage in any remarkable action or event; one who exhibits extraordinary firmness, fortitude, and intellectual greatness in any course of action.But when examining the Shakespearean protagonists,we find that the male protagonists fall short of fulfilling this concept the female ones fulfill as they are the characters imbued with heroic qualities and who fulfill the heroic tasks and roles.

Some historians say that the main reason behind having plenty of strong female protagonists was to honor the qualities of Queen Elizabeth.Queen Elizabeth, aside from court positions or pensions one of England's greatest rulers, who, though a woman, was fearless even in the face of battle as she was noted for donning armor and riding at the head of troops.that Shakespeare seemed to prize these kind of in his female characters.

Shakespeare had gone as far as naming one of his heroines as Hero to prove the world his point.So, though Shakespearean dramas also has heroes they are always overshadowed by their more capable female counterparts.

Answer 2

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As, Portia is the most beautiful, intelligent as well as obedient character in the play The Merchant of Venice. Portia has been depicted as an obedient character who obeys to the will of her dead father about her marriage as for the lottery of caskets, devised by her father to choose a husband. As she was the graciest as well as the fairest lady in the world. Although she did not like Prince of Morocco and Arragon, she politely speaks to them and lead them to the casket to choose one. She also was a playful lady as she gives ger opinion for all those six suitors who had came before to woe her. At last of the play we know that when Shylock with the bond came to take a pound of flesh from Antonio's body, Portia in the character of a lawyer, saved Antonio from death by her intellihency.

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