Comparing Culture In Macbeth And Much Ado About Nothing
Masculine Culture in Macbeth and Much Ado About Nothing
Macbeth and Much Ado About Nothing are two of William Shakespeare’s elegant works, but both reveal a unpropitious and awry relationship between the men and the women. During Shakespeare’s time, it was unheard of if a women did not live in submissive role to men. Macbeth and Much Ado About Nothing both offer examples of the rampant victimization of women, commonly due to the male’s ego or lack of. The characters of Macbeth, Claudio, and Don John are males who lead to the downfall of well-established relationships and the destruction of life due to their internalized feelings of shame and embarrassment. Their egos actuate their decisions and attack their own mental stability. In the storylines …show more content…
When the play opens, Macbeth seems an unlikely character to demand power and control. He is under the control of a prophecy from three “weird sisters” that promised him a chance to be king. However, in the first acts Macbeth’s ego is not developed enough to take the crown, so Lady Macbeth steps in to orchestrate the murder of King Duncan. In this case, it is Lady Macbeth who victimizes Macbeth so she too can reap the rewards of his crown. She projects her desires onto Macbeth, who does not require the crown to boost his ego. The reversal in roles provides a unique insight, as Macbeth’s behaviors following the initial murder could be a direct result from Lady Macbeth emasculating him. As the play progresses Macbeth ventures into a semi-psychotic state of unbeing and he allows his ego to control his thoughts and actions. When Macbeth kills Banquo, it is a turning point in his character development, as well as Lady Macbeth’s. While they initially worked as a team, this betrayal not only effects his own psyche but also her’s. Macbeth hires murderers to kill Banquo and he becomes haunted over his own cowardice, his ego eventually projects the ghost of Banquo to haunt him. His ego is insuppressible and Lady Macbeth begins to become depressed from the insanity of Macbeth coupled with her loss of a partner in crime. While Macbeth is so caught up in succeeding the prophecy, he cannot see the harm he is inflicting on his wife. Eventually she sees no better option than to take the knife upon herself and commits suicide. Lady Macbeth tells a sad story of love loss and the dangers of males growing dominance over women and power of their
Macbeth and Much Ado About Nothing are two of William Shakespeare’s elegant works, but both reveal a unpropitious and awry relationship between the men and the women. During Shakespeare’s time, it was unheard of if a women did not live in submissive role to men. Macbeth and Much Ado About Nothing both offer examples of the rampant victimization of women, commonly due to the male’s ego or lack of. The characters of Macbeth, Claudio, and Don John are males who lead to the downfall of well-established relationships and the destruction of life due to their internalized feelings of shame and embarrassment. Their egos actuate their decisions and attack their own mental stability. In the storylines …show more content…
When the play opens, Macbeth seems an unlikely character to demand power and control. He is under the control of a prophecy from three “weird sisters” that promised him a chance to be king. However, in the first acts Macbeth’s ego is not developed enough to take the crown, so Lady Macbeth steps in to orchestrate the murder of King Duncan. In this case, it is Lady Macbeth who victimizes Macbeth so she too can reap the rewards of his crown. She projects her desires onto Macbeth, who does not require the crown to boost his ego. The reversal in roles provides a unique insight, as Macbeth’s behaviors following the initial murder could be a direct result from Lady Macbeth emasculating him. As the play progresses Macbeth ventures into a semi-psychotic state of unbeing and he allows his ego to control his thoughts and actions. When Macbeth kills Banquo, it is a turning point in his character development, as well as Lady Macbeth’s. While they initially worked as a team, this betrayal not only effects his own psyche but also her’s. Macbeth hires murderers to kill Banquo and he becomes haunted over his own cowardice, his ego eventually projects the ghost of Banquo to haunt him. His ego is insuppressible and Lady Macbeth begins to become depressed from the insanity of Macbeth coupled with her loss of a partner in crime. While Macbeth is so caught up in succeeding the prophecy, he cannot see the harm he is inflicting on his wife. Eventually she sees no better option than to take the knife upon herself and commits suicide. Lady Macbeth tells a sad story of love loss and the dangers of males growing dominance over women and power of their