Theme of Patriarchy in “Hamlet” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Hamlet
Midsummer Nights Dream
Patriarchy was an ongoing theme in both Hamlet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and can be most noticeable in the representation of the leaders in each play, Claudius and Theseus. They each stereotypically represent toxic masculinity and the negative effects of when a man is given, or in these cases, takes too much power. Both…