Ever since the beginning of times all people have fit a certain role in society, and without hesitation they have committed to fulfill them. Certainty, during the Renaissance period, this was no different. However, during this time new necessities were rising among people. Perhaps, what change a need to explore different roles of society? The need for social mobility was deeply express by playwrights, who through theater aimed at changing the paradigms of the time and; indeed, they were able to do it in a way.
The democratization of theater was possible, people were able to attend and have fun as well as nobility, yet one characteristic remain the same within the English theater: only men were able to perform on stage. So, once again women remained at the bottom of the social hierarchy. No changes were made in this matter. The question: why a man should perform a woman instead of woman? Nobody question that reality.
On the other hand, a strong woman remains at the top of the pyramid. Indeed, Queen Elizabeth was wise and at the same time “understood general admiration to her role as Virgin Queen” (The Waning of the Renaissance, 2000) so, she could remain untouched and at the same time putting herself at the level of Virgin Mary, love and respect by everybody. In that context, it was a good idea to state as a strong icon for people, but the rest of women were still left behind.
In fact, if we draw a parallel between the past and today, we may find that the role of women has change, but still there is a punishment for being a girl. For instance, if a woman stasy at home doing house chores, it is believed that they are doing nothing, when in fact all people that have live on their own know that keeping a house clean and tied by yourself the hardest work; and if this woman decides to work, she still has to fulfill all tasks perfectly, because it is not enough just to work. So, it is fear the role women has play in the world? And what changes are needed to be made in order to really change things? It seems that as time passes and more demands are made of female, but less attention is paid to part that they play in society.
Bouwsma, W.(2000).The Waning of the Renaissance, 1550-1640.Yale University Press, 2000.
This reminded me about something I saw in a movie where a black woman always had to doble check if her work was well done just because she was a woman and because she was black, this make her the best worker of the office.
ResponderEliminarWhat I want to say is that for thousands of years women have been neglected by society; however I hope that one day women will be consider as an important part of societyand not something expendable.