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Dr. Burton brought up an interesting point today how many of Shakespeare's comedies have cross-dressing in them. I was wondering about that myself. I had the opportunity to read an article/blog on
Shakespearean Cross Dressing on Yahoo! Associated Content. The author of the said blog theorizes that women dressed up as men in order to become actors in that day, thus making the tangle of genders in plays like Twelfth Night even more distressing. I honestly don't know whether this idea has any merit, although it's interesting to think about. The writer did not have any sources to back up this theory, so it could just be a shot in the dark.
What does everyone think?
