English 3227E Lecture 7: Macbeth
5 Oct 2016
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Come to my woman"s breaststo cry, hold, hold . Woman taking on masculine attributes makes her monstrous. Cowardice occurs by not going after what you want (35) dominance of lady macbeth in terms of lines and speech. Macbeth suggests that a man"s actions include valour and honour. Lady macbeth ideas of masculinity are limited, she reduces macbeth"s masculinity to sheer ambition and courage to do what you say: when you durst do it, then you were a man . And to be more than what you were, you would be so much more the man . Challenges macbeth"s masculinity to push him further (60-67): contrast of intimate and tender femininity: motherhood, breastfeeding, and violent monstrousness. Bring forth male children only : emphasizes importance of masculinity, by only birthing males, lady macbeth gains more masculinity as well. (59): are you a man? . She mocks him as womanish (101): what man dare, i dare.
