the most obvious gender role in the play was of the queen. instead of being the "inferior degraded weak woman," she was quite the opposite. she was the dominant, much more powerful extravagant woman, and incredibly controlling. she is like the stereotypical controlling wife, who has power over her husband, speaks for him, thinks for him, etc. and it is obvious that the wife is insecure - therefore hungry for power. and meanwhile, then the king is the stereotypical cynical husband who somewhat succumbs to what his wife has to say and what the queen tells him to do.
though this scenario clearly shows the dominance of woman, obviously, it in a way doesnt. because the people don't like the queen at all - everyone thinks shes ridiculous. and the king even makes fun of her behind her back and still has "the dominance" in a way. and this is clearly shown once he gets his voice back - when he starts yelling at her. like the male dominance has been "restored." because obviously the people/the crowd really liked the queen. boo ya. i think i got it.
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