Representation of Gender In 'Rome'

I have watched a clip from a Periodic TV Drama called 'Rome'. In this clip i can see how 'Gender' is represented through the use of Camerawork. The clip is shown below:

At the beginning of the clip, there is a scene of a man and a woman having a conversation. The first shot of the male character is a long shot with a low angle, this connotes that the man has a powerful presence in the scene. Whereas, the shot then changes to a high angle midshot of the female character which would represent her to be playing a more vulnerable role. As this is a period Tv Drama the stereotype that men are more powerful than women is seen as an archetype of the time period, but in modern times this is a representation of a stereotype which can be seen as sexist. During the conversation between the two characters a close up of the females face is used to emphasis her emotion in her facial expression. This can also lead to the stereotype many males have of believing that females are very emotional human beings in comparison to males, which isn't necessarily a negative representation but is seen as a inaccurate one. As the conversation becomes more heated the male character moves closer to the female which is shown by a series of close ups between characters which are played at a quick pace which could represent a males inability to control their emotions in this case: anger. The camera shots that follow are close ups/over shoulder shots to show the conversation between the characters while emphasising the emotion between the two, as they get closer the camera shots hold a lot more tension and the characters eventually kiss. After the male character leaves and another female enters, they are again conveyed with low angled shots.

The next scene in the clip is of two male characters having a conversation around a fire. This is mainly represent with two shots/close ups/ midshots with no angle. During this the camera shots focus is usually selective, which generally means it will focus on the main subject of the frame. During this scene the focus is always on the character speaking which means that both males have equal power in the shot.

The following scene is of a female character and a male character exchanging dialogue. This is mainly represented through the use of over shoulder shots. In this scene there is a close of the male character saying "you know what i want" to the female character which he is implying that he wants sex, which is representative of a male character of having shallow characteristics therefore having a negative representation of the stereotype that males only want sex, which is contradicting the love of the man to the mother of his child in the first scene. This is followed by the female character slapping him to show that she is more than just a mere sex object and she is not happy about the way he just spoke to her, this is represented through the close up of her face and the unimpressed facial expression she had. The conversation then continues to her saying he will be 'properly rewarded' if the job is done to her satisfaction. The scene ends on the male character touching the females breasts via a two shot, which is representative that females are only there for sex, which is a inaccurate and negative stereotype of females.

This clip is full of negative and inaccurate stereotypes which are demeaning of the genders. Therefore this clip is not a fair representation of society as a whole, but as it is a period Tv Drama it could be seen as partially accurate in the time period that it is based in.