Treatment of womens in play of brother's menaechmus

The Greeks/Romans seem to have pretty recognizable views on gender. Woman is either a beguiling courtesan (Erotium) or a carping Wife, intent on preventing her husband from indulging in the pleasures he is putatively due. Men are the public figures, going out to work or socialize with friends or travel the world. Men are the authority within the home, but depending on their social station, they have cues to follow and roles to play in society at large. They must meet their obligations, but they have a much larger degree of autonomy.