Examples Of Masculinity In Macbeth

Macbeth stayed strong throughout the last part of the play. He went out fighting, which is considered a masculine quality. People of this time period thought that dying in battle was a heroic thing to do.
After analyzing the idea of masculinity in this play, it is clear what Shakespeare thought. In order to be considered a man you had to be very brave and willing to fight. Being a soldier and fighting for your country was a very noble thing to do. Not only did you have to be okay with killing in battle, but you had to be okay with murder. Throughout the play Lady Macbeth often questioned whether or not her husband was indeed a ‘real’ man, all because he did not feel it was right to murder the king. In her eyes, he would be considered more