Published Online: Feb 08, 2013
Page range: 23 - 37
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10320-012-0026-5
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Laden with sea images, Shakespeare‘s plays dramatise the maritime fantasies of his time. This paper discusses the representation of maritime elements in Twelfth Night, The Tempest and The Merchant of Venice by relating them to gender and space issues. It focuses on Shakespeare‘s creation of maritime space as space of liberty for his female characters.