Examples Of Masculinity In Macbeth
Macbeth runs to battle slaughtering every Norwegian in sight, selflessly risking his own life for the people of his country. These traits are expected by Macbeth as he is a male in power; he must stop at nothing to prove his masculinity and serve his country. The play Macbeth by William Shakespeare is guided by how people perceive stereotypical masculinity, and how you must act as a male. In Macbeth common masculine traits such as violence and selflessness are used to manipulate in order to feeds ones ambitious to gain ultimate power.
Firstly, masculinity and hyper masculine qualities such as violence are shown as inherently powerful and admirable qualities. For the example, when Lady Macbeth says , “Come, you spirits, That tend on mortal
Firstly, masculinity and hyper masculine qualities such as violence are shown as inherently powerful and admirable qualities. For the example, when Lady Macbeth says , “Come, you spirits, That tend on mortal