Shakespeare’s female characters
Displaying Gender-Based Issues that Resonate with Our Times by Dr. Siri Galhenage Psychiatrist [Retd] In most of William Shakespeare’s plays, the protagonists are male. He created such memorable characters as Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, Julius Caesar, Prospero, Coriolanus, the monarchs of history plays and many others – heroes as well as villains. This was […]
Desdemona, a vibrant and comical character in Othello, falls victim to Iago's malicious jealousy. This emotion, often harmless but occasionally destructive, plagues Othello and drives him to murder his beloved wife. Ophelia, in Hamlet, experiences emotional abuse from those closest to her, ultimately leading to her descent into madness. Both female characters grapple with the oppressive gender norms of their time, illustrating the enduring impact of such societal constraints.
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