- All's Well That Ends Well
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- As You Like It
- The Comedy of Errors
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This quote occurs right after Isabelle excuses herself from the dinner table with a headache, and in a rare display of solidarity, Madame Bérard expresses polite concern. Of course, Isabelle doesn’t really have a headache—she simply wants to get away from René and Bérard’s sexist abuse. Not only does René minimize Madame Bérard’s concerns, in itself a show of his misogyny, but he insults Isabelle and minimizes her health and wellbeing. This quote relies on the popular tropes of women as “nervous” and delicate creatures who continually suffer, as if their gender is some type of disorder. René, not Isabelle…