Julietta states at the play's conclusion that "I pray deny me not that liberty: / I will have proof, too, of the man I choose / My husband; [and ,] believe me, if men be / At such a loss of goodness, I will value / Myself, and think of no honour equal to / Remain a virgin." (V.ii)
Her language seems bold and nearly matriarchal (if it weren't concerned with marriage). To what extent is this small speech a microcosm of the women in the play as a whole? Are the women in the play choosing the men? Are they being manipulated? Who controls who in this play?
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