In this point, I am analysing the different women Shakespeare described us in his comedies. One of the main characteristics that we can see is the use of the disguise to accomplish endings. It usually drives most of the action and plays a major roles in the resolution of the play. This use was important in the most ancient used elements in theatre and it is found as means of misunderstanding, intrigue and confusion, but also it is an instrumental in making the plot comical, interesting and fascinating, resulting in humorous cases and misunderstandings that even leads to love. What we find noticeable here is the disguised women, obligued to adopt a masculine role to different issues, such as being more active role in the play’s narrative. As “men” these true women have more freedom, highlighting the lack of social liberty for women in Shakespeare’s time.

Even disguise was seen as provocative and confusing, it became a mechanism that allowed the liberation or the social emancipation for those people who adopted it. The effectiveness of this disguise also implies that women have to adopt an appropriate discourse to their new love, showing a masculine register, so it helped women to be socially equal to men.