For Women's History Month, I do an analysis of Shakespeare's Roman Characters- Tamara and Lavinia in "Titus Andronicus," Portia in "Julius Caesar," Valumnia in "Coriolanus," and Cleopatra in "Antony and Cleopatra." This will include some historical context into the feminine values that Romans instilled in their women, which carried over into Shakespeare's day. I argue that in all his plays, but especially in his Roman plays, Shakespeare challenges and subverts traditional gender norms, but always in a subtle and balanced way.