Women of Othello and Macbeth Women play a vital role in many of William Shakespeare’s plays. In the plays Othello and Macbeth, the female characters are presented as strong and confident individuals who have a major affect on the plot. This was very unusual for the Elizabethan time period, and Shakespeare broke the stereotypical perception of a woman. In Macbeth, Shakespeare introduces the deceitful and frightening Lady Macbeth. She controls the major events of the story by manipulating her husband.
“This have I thought good to deliver thee, my dearest partner of greatness”. Lady Macbeth’s first appearance in the play is when she is shown reading the letter that her husband has written to her about meeting the three witches: “Glamis thou art, and Cawdor and shalt be”“What thou art promised.”Lady Macbeth however knows the attitude of her husband and what he’s like and she knows that if her husband wants something, he’ll want to achieve it in the fairest way possible. She laughs at what she considers his weakness:”yet I do fear thy nature, it is full o’ the milk of human kindness” Lady Macbeth feels she must find the confidence to persuade Macbeth to leave his soft side which prevents him from seizing the crown. Throughout the first act Lady Macbeth seems the stronger partner in the relationship and she calls out supernatural powers and calls for “spirits” more powerful than her own. “Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts.” She tells him to hurry home so that she can poison his mind.
It drives Lady Macbeth to insanity that will eventually bring her to her collapse. This blood acts as a symbol that foreshadows the pain that Macbeth and his wife will later receive. Without this element in the play, there would not be a driving force that leads the characters to devastation. This appalling icon hounds them to their grave. Not only does this symbol contribute as a function in the work, but also reveals many sides of Lady Macbeth and her husband.
Her mood at this stage displays a dominant aura therefore she shows a real power over Macbeth throughout the play. Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth’s power over Macbeth throughout act 1 scene 5 and act 1 scene 7 in which it is proved that she is the real power behind the throne because she persuades macbeth to achieve his goal of being king. As she continues to read the letter, her mood changes and she starts thinking that Macbeth is "too full of the milk of human kindness" she means that he is too gentle and weak to murder Duncan and in this stage, it proves that she is the most powerful woman by the fact that she enters the stage alone and her thoughts turn to possible failings in her husband as well as filled with death and distractions. As she finishes reading the letter it's as if she has decided that Macbeth will be the King. She does not hesitate for a moment and she knows that the only way is by killing Duncan.
How important is the influence of Lady Macbeth on her husband? Discuss In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, lady Macbeth greatly affects her husband’s actions and decisions but she cannot be blamed solely. Other strong influences such as the witches and Macbeth’s ability to make his own decisions when deciding who is at fault for transforming Macbeth from a noble warrior to a bloody tyrant. The importance of Lady Macbeth, on Macbeth’s decisions and action cannot be underestimated. Throughout the play Lady Macbeth is the driving influence behind Macbeth and the immoral path that he chose to follow.
she repeats laugh at me twice this is also showing how exited she is to commit the act LADY MACBETH: lady Macbeth manipulates her husband, this is portrayed malevolently when Macbeth hesitates in the murder of King Duncan so she awaits the arrival of King Duncan at her castle. We have previously seen Machete’s uncertainty about whether he should take the crown by killing Duncan. as Lady Macbeth is clearly willing to do whatever is necessary to seize the throne. This speech shows the audience that Lady Macbeth is the real steel behind Macbeth and that her ambition will be strong enough to drive her husband forward. At the same time, the language of this speech touches on the theme of
She also describes that her husband “shal be bothe my dettour and my thral”(161). Not only does she wish to have power over her husband, she also wants him to feel as if he owes her something. Perhaps she believes that this feeling of debt instilledher husband’s mind will encourage him to act according to her will. As if reinforce her previous statements, she says, “I have the power durynge al my lyf / Upon his proper body” (164-165). This final declaration attempts to show the reader that the Wife will rule her husband as long as he is married to her.
In Macbeth, Shakespeare presents strong desires through the use of Lady Macbeth’s Soliloquy. He uses this to allow the readers to feel her passionate desire of becoming Queen, as she indirectly embraces her nature, sharing her secrets with the readers. She doesn’t want to be seen as desperate and therefore, uses this chance to speak her mind, reassuring herself about the decisions and choices she is about to make. ‘’Yet do I fear thy nature, it is too o’th’milk of human kindness’’ However, she realises that it might just be impossible to attain the authority of becoming Queen, because she strongly believes that as brave and decent Macbeth really is, he somewhat presents weak characteristics and this means that she would have to do everything in her nature to get at her husband to man up, so she begins to ridicule his manliness. The readers decide whether Lady Macbeth is a supportive or a contrary wife, as Shakespeare exhibits her as an evil character as she continuously uses negative language throughout the play giving her an overpowering presence on stage.
[pic] [pic] [pic] [pic] Most Significant Scene……………………………………………………………………… 3 Most Influential Character………………………………………................................... 4 Favorite Quotations………………………………………………………………………… 5-8 Bloody Letter…………………………………………………………………………………….. 9 Poetry Assignment…………………………………………………………………………… 10 Persuasive Essay: Destiny vs. Free-Will………………………………………………… 11 Interpretation of the Weird Sisters……………………………………………………….. 12 [pic] The scene that I thought was the most significant or important, was the scene when Macbeth was trying to get out of killing King Duncan. Lady Macbeth pretty much forced him to do otherwise. In Act 1, scene 7, Macbeth was stating reasons about why he should not kill King Duncan: he is Duncan’s kinsman, subject, and host. Also, Duncan is universally admired as a ruler. Lady Macbeth enters and lectures Macbeth in her soliloquy, while insulting him by calling him a coward and insulting his manhood.
Number 1: After Act 1, Scene 5 When Lady Macbeth reads the letter from Macbeth about the prophecies of him being king she is very confident that they will come true. Lady Macbeth also seems to feel as though Macbeth may not be able to go through with the process of becoming king. This is when Lady Macbeth feels she must help him through his task. Lady Macbeth yells out load that she wants the sprits to '' unsex'' her; which means that she wishes to be less like a women and more manly to go through with the task. I think Lady Macbeth is the type of person who will do anything to get what they want.