期刊名称：Lapis Lazuli : an International Literary Journal
电子版ISSN：2249-4529
出版年度：2016
卷号：6
期号：1-2
出版社：Pinter Society of India
摘要：The Elizabethan practice of cross-dressing added much to the reading of the plays. From the display of the male sexual desires to protection of women in the public sphere, all issues were closely looked at. However, the 20th century investigated the cross-dressing motif in many theatrical and film performances with a slight change. Several directors cast women in the role of famous Shakespeare male protagonists. This paper shall explore this move and see how it adds or changes meaning in the reading of the plays, in theatre performances and films
关键词：Gender; Cross-dressing; Cross-gendering and fluidity
