What are some themes of Courtship?

In Victorian era women were seen a lot in the same way as they were in Shakespeare's time. Women were seen a lot as property. They were to devote their lives to their husbands. How has this changed over time? Why did it change? In Victorian era social standards were also a lot stricter. In Victorian era there wasn't supposed to be any physical contact between a women and a man what so ever, not even hand holding. Why was this changed over time? In the book Mrs. Fairfax is upset knowing that Jane and Rochester kissed, having not known they were engaged at the time. There were also very set social levels. Jane Ere was not on the same social level as Mr. Rochester, with him being a rich and noble gentleman with a lot of land. Jane Eyre is simply a worker f his. It was uncommon for two of them to be together. This was an example of something that come that apart. In Taming Of The Shrew there is no issue of social level but rather social standards. Kate is shrewish and disobedient and woman were meant to be. This makes the courtship between Jane and Rochester different from Kate and Petruchio's. Both these books are great example's of books with courtship.