Blog #14 Woolf

Woolf just like Wollstonecraft and Stanton discussed the struggles that women were faced with during the Shakespearian time. Again women were looked down upon and not really looked to for any reason other than their looks and cooking skills. Women for the most part were extremely dependent upon men and relied on them and looked to them for everything. Women were supposed to be midwives and stay at home cooking and cleaning as well as looking after the children, of course making sure that everything is in order and ready for when the man comes home. It was not normal and strongly discouraged for a woman to partake in drama, or plays being presented to the public, women were pushed to not get involved in any other activities other than staying home. Women were looked down upon or their reputation was most of the time tarnished if they tried to participate in any other activities outside of the home. If a women came to a theater wanting to be involved in a play and act men would laugh in their faces. This to me when thinking of this doesn’t make sense. One would think that during this time if men were forced to play the role of women which they were because no women were allowed that the man would feel less masculine, or therefore be made fun of or looked down upon for acting like a women. Why is it that men can play the roles of the opposite sex but women can’t even partake in the life of theater? I like Woolf’s reading and think that she made many valid points.