Which Shakespeare plays include cross dressing?

Dear ChatGPT: 

Which Shakespeare plays include cross dressing? 

Response:
There are several Shakespeare plays that include cross-dressing as a plot element. Here are some of them:

• "As You Like It" - Rosalind disguises herself as a man named Ganymede in order to escape persecution and seek out her true love, Orlando.
• "Twelfth Night" - Viola dresses as a man named Cesario to find employment in the court of Duke Orsino, but ends up falling in love with him.
• "The Merchant of Venice" - Portia disguises herself as a male lawyer named Balthazar in order to save Antonio from Shylock's bond.
• "Cymbeline" - Imogen dresses as a male servant named Fidele in order to escape from her jealous husband and prove her fidelity to him.
• "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" - Julia disguises herself as a male page named Sebastian in order to follow her lover, Proteus, on his travels.
• "The Merry Wives of Windsor" - Falstaff disguises himself as "the fat woman of Brentford" in order to escape from the jealous husbands he has been flirting with.

These are just a few examples, but there may be other instances of cross-dressing in other Shakespeare plays as well. 

Dear ChatGPT:
Which Shakespeare plays had female parts played by men?

Response:

During Shakespeare's time, all the actors in his plays were men, and it was common practice for male actors to play female roles. Here are some of the Shakespeare plays where female roles were traditionally played by men:

• "Romeo and Juliet" - The roles of Juliet's nurse and Lady Capulet were played by men.
• "Twelfth Night" - The roles of Viola, Olivia, and Maria were played by men.
• "As You Like It" - The roles of Rosalind and Celia were played by men.
• "The Taming of the Shrew" - The roles of Katherine and Bianca were played by men.
• "The Merchant of Venice" - The role of Portia was played by a man.
• "Hamlet" - The role of Ophelia was played by a man.
• "Macbeth" - The role of Lady Macbeth was played by a man.

It's important to note that in modern productions of Shakespeare's plays, female roles are usually played by women, and male actors may play gender-nonconforming or non-binary roles.

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