Yes, but as time went on the comedies got darker, and they're often quite aware that their resolution is a deus ex cheathttps://twitter.com/gwendolencrane/status/803832293047603200 …
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Also worth noting that Shakespeare's plot device of having women pose as men would've been deeply "immoral" irl by the standards of the day
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And it almost always comes with some meta commentary on how if the woman didn't do it she would be totally powerless
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(Whether you think the gender politics of Taming of the Shrew were sincere or satirical, it is clear it was intended to be uncomfortable
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