Feminist Theory - Macbeth

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Yesterday was Christmas, today is my birthday and I found out I am pregnant. This new abortion law states that I, as a woman, can not get one. I hope I’m a good, supportive mother like my husband would want me to be, a mother like Lady MacDuff. She always comforted her child and was concerned about her son’s safety. “Sirrah, your father's dead; And what will you do now? How will you live?”. I just finished reading MacBeth by Shakespeare, it was rather hard to understand because of all of the vocabulary. But I know for a fact that Lady MacBeth would be just the worst type of mother, she said she would kill them! I don’t even like saying kill because of where my husband is, I miss him so much I blame this stupid war. I can barely live my life without him. I know that is not what these feminist want to hear in this day and age, but its true. They continuously express their feelings about this corrupt image that men have for women. Yet, for some reason, I do not see this image. Macbeth is filled with psychic witches and a crazy wife who is trying to take over her husband's throne. That was not even heard of in these times. When I was growing up my Momma always told me to let the men handle the business and us as women are supposed to make the men happy. It is a simple easy job, and I love doing it. I have noticed though that now many women are starting a “feminist movement”. Whatever that is supposed to be. A lot of women want equal rights and they want to be involved in more politics and other things men are meant to do. These gals are just getting involved in things that they do not know anything about. Just like Lady MacBeth, she did not know what she was getting into and then that drove her to commit suicide. What was she thinking when she convinced MacBeth into killing the king. Not only did the king get killed but many others did because of her amateur plan. She

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