Juxtaposing roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
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- Juxtaposition of stereotypical roles of men and women.
- Lady Macbeth
- strong
- "Go get some water, and wash this filthy witness from your hands"
- powerful
- "that I may pour my spirits in thine ear" -
- pronouns indicate she holds all the power
- alignment with the supernatural
- suggests fluidity through the verb 'pour'.
- "that I may pour my spirits in thine ear" -
- ruthless
- "the illness should attend it" -
- refers to her evil side as an illness, suggests a continuous theme of ruthlessness.
- "the illness should attend it" -
- ambitious
- "dashed the brains out"
- willing to sacrifice her own baby.
- lack of femininity
- willing to sacrifice her own baby.
- "dashed the brains out"
- strong
- Macbeth
- weak
- "too full of milk of human kindness"
- Macbeth is weak and too gentle / feminine. Referred to as a lactating mother - womanly.
- "too full of milk of human kindness"
- powerless
- fearful
- "his royalty of nature, reign that which will be fear'd"
- Macbeth is fearful that Banquo will take his kingship
- "his royalty of nature, reign that which will be fear'd"
- confused
- weak
- Lady Macbeth
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