Which of these Shakespearean women characters does not dress as a man?
Goneril is a character in William Shakespeare's tragic play "King Lear" (1606). She is the eldest of King Lear's three daughters. Along with her sister Regan, Goneril is considered a villain, obsessed with power and overthrowing her elderly father as ruler of the kingdom of Britain. In this play, the king divides his kingdom among the daughters who flatter him and banishes the one who loves him. His eldest daughters reject him, so Lear goes mad.
Portia is a female protagonist of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" (1596). A rich, beautiful, intelligent heiress of Belmont, she is bound by a lottery set forth in her father's will. It gives potential suitors the chance to choose among three caskets. If the suitor chooses the right casket, he wins Portia's hand in marriage. Portia loves Bassanio, a young Venetian noble. In the play, she disguises herself as a man and assumes the role of a lawyer's apprentice (named Balthazar) whereby she saves the life of Bassanio's friend Antonio.
Rosalind is the heroine and protagonist of the play "As You Like It" (1600) by Shakespeare. In the play, she disguises herself as a male shepherd named Ganymede.
Viola is the protagonist of the play "Twelfth Night" (1601), written by Shakespeare. Viola is a young woman who is shipwrecked on the shores of Illyria. She disguises herself as a young man called Cesario and goes to work for Orsino. Olivia is a wealthy heiress in Illyria. Her father and brother have recently died in her life.
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