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[kooolaidred]

The knowledge that women were not allowed to participate on the London stage lends credence to the idea that feminine roles in Shakespeare’s plays speak on a deeper theme within each play itself than that of merely a character.

How is this for a beginning sentence? It is a research project on the Presentation of Women in Shakesepeare. The basic idea is that women actually represent a deeper meaning to the context of the play and the society the play is emulating.

[Camille]

The knowledge that women were not allowed to participate on the London stage lends credence to the idea that feminine roles in Shakespeare’s plays
speak on a

This is awkward:
deeper theme within each play itself than that of merely a character.

How about: The knowledge that women were not allowed to participate on the London stage lends credence to the idea that feminine roles in Shakespeare’s plays... "refer to a theme deeper than that of merely a character."