Society in England

1. Modern age

1.1. liberation

1.2. emancipation of women

1.3. freedom of speech and opinion

1.4. freedom for female authors

1.5. fantasy genre

1.6. strong female characters

2. Enlightment

2.1. challenging opinions

2.2. relatively stable and peaceful

2.3. emergence of novel

2.4. female writers

2.5. more complex characters

3. Renaissance

3.1. emphasis on education

3.2. art and culture

3.3. religious reformations

3.4. witch trials

3.5. stereotypical characters

4. Middle Ages

4.1. very religious

4.2. strong contrasts

4.3. literature dominated by men

4.4. women as weak and sinful