Abstract
Women’s marital status has always been a controversial issue for the public opinion over the centuries because a woman’s gender almost always brings her certain limitations and expectations. The gender norms imposed on people and the stereotyped gender roles usually determine the attitude towards women in many countries. This study aims to examine two dramatic works “The Mary Play” and “The Roaring Girl” which show the attitude towards women both in the Medieval and in the Early Modern England. The attitude towards women in terms of gender norms and the concept of marriage are analysed in both plays, and it is seen that the accepted gender roles in these two plays are so similar to each other that the femininity and the marital status of both female characters are at the center of public concern. Yet, there is a certain attitude in both plays contradictory to the patriarchal mindset of femininity, marriage and motherhood, which can be regarded as a pioneer of feminism that will emerge a few centuries later.
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