King Lear

No mater in what time, female never stop trying and demanding for the equality as male. Some believes of feminism first introduced in “the theory of feminism”. When female turn against male by challenging their authorities and harm male-dominated society, hatred between two genders unluckily grow stronger, and therefore cost the characters' tragic downfall. The feminist lens is reflected in King Lear's three daughters, as they fight for authority and love. The stereotype guide women as weak, emotional, taking order and serve men, while men should be strong, fearless, and powerful enough to control over women. Nevertheless, through out the play, Shakespeare shows his audiences the opposite side of traditional stereotype. Female and male characters in the play slickly switch their traditional gender role. Female characters such as Goneril and Regan are selfish enough to exchange authority and love with family happiness and feelings. Love as a form of female's live, it is implacable, but it also consider as a “bad faith” for women. Because it produces jealousy, and transforms to poison, this drives them crazy and violent. Goneril and Regan fight for Edmund, which lead them to death, and forget about traditional gender roles. They are the most power of the kingdom, but Lear now becomes their servant. It is shameful, whether as a male in a male – dominated society, or as a father, the patriarchy ( the historical central problem) is challenged by women. When he faced with challenges from women' rebellion, and the inability to find a solution to these conflicts, it resulted with the rejection and condemnation of women. Shakespeare’s time, the male being the dominant part of society and the change brought upon by the rise of women and feminist ideas.

Stereotype of women is usually described as weak, emotional, and mostly depending on men. It is a way to support men's thought that they are better than women. However in Elizabethan time, women could not agree with that