The Elizabethan society was patriarchal. Despite the holding of power by a woman, Elizabeth’s counselors and advisers were all male. Also, men were a part of all hierarchies, and within the family, fathers were the head of the household. This aided in keeping the society male-dominated. The Elizabethans viewed women as the weaker sex. Not only were they physically weaker than men, but also in all other areas of their being. They were considered emotionally, mentally, and even sexually weaker than men. Some 1960’s critics of Cressida argued that Cressida’s chastity was an allurement for Troilus’s downfall (Harris, 1990). Apparently, a woman’s worth is the same, whether she be chaste or a prostitute. In Romeo and Juliet, one of the Capulets states that he will “push Montague’s men from the wall, and thrust his maids to the wall.” This not only emphasizes a woman’s weakness, but also her purpose – male sexual gratification (Gerlach et al., 2012). Aside from this, women serve no other purpose. Men were also seen as those who impose order in the universe. Women, on the other hand, impose disorder. Her weakness causes a breakdown in the order. The hierarchy that has already been established holds no room for women, unless a man gives it to her. When this does happen, though, a woman’s weakness causes a breakdown in the perfectly ordered universe (Harris, 1990). For example, when applied, this belief explains why it is a woman’s own fault when she is raped.