Macbeth Role Of Women
THE ROLE OF WOMEN
The Weird Sisters
Women in literature usually appear well put together, feminine, innocent and pure. Their beauty grabs your attention. In Macbeth the weird sisters take on characteristics that are completely opposite to that of a typical woman.In act 1 scene 3 Banquo describes how ugly the weird sisters look and how repusled he is by their appearance . “how far is’t call’d Forres? What are these so wither’d, and so wild in their attire, that look not like the inhabitants o’ the earth … you should be women, and yet your beards forbid me to interpret that you are so”(1.3.40-48). In this part of the play Banquo sees the sisters and has a hard time determining their gender, they seem to posses features of a woman but their beards and other unwomanly features seem to state otherwise. Shakespeare defies the stereotypical look of beauty, innocence and pureness by giving the weird sisters an unearthly appearance, a gratuitous amount of facial hair and androgynous features (combination of masculine and feminine appearances), making it hard to determine whether they are male or female. In today’s modern society women are extremely aware of how they look, a lot of effort is put in into making themselves look more presentable. This “facade” is put on to put emphasis on their pure nature, their innocence, their credibility. Shakespeare uses the weird sister’s disregard on how they, their ugliness, their repulsiveness to add to their evil and wickedness.
THE ROLE OF WOMEN
The Weird Sisters
Women in literature usually appear well put together, feminine, innocent and pure. Their beauty grabs your attention. In Macbeth the weird sisters take on characteristics that are completely opposite to that of a typical woman.In act 1 scene 3 Banquo describes how ugly the weird sisters look and how repusled he is by their appearance . “how far is’t call’d Forres? What are these so wither’d, and so wild in their attire, that look not like the inhabitants o’
The Weird Sisters
Women in literature usually appear well put together, feminine, innocent and pure. Their beauty grabs your attention. In Macbeth the weird sisters take on characteristics that are completely opposite to that of a typical woman.In act 1 scene 3 Banquo describes how ugly the weird sisters look and how repusled he is by their appearance . “how far is’t call’d Forres? What are these so wither’d, and so wild in their attire, that look not like the inhabitants o’ the earth … you should be women, and yet your beards forbid me to interpret that you are so”(1.3.40-48). In this part of the play Banquo sees the sisters and has a hard time determining their gender, they seem to posses features of a woman but their beards and other unwomanly features seem to state otherwise. Shakespeare defies the stereotypical look of beauty, innocence and pureness by giving the weird sisters an unearthly appearance, a gratuitous amount of facial hair and androgynous features (combination of masculine and feminine appearances), making it hard to determine whether they are male or female. In today’s modern society women are extremely aware of how they look, a lot of effort is put in into making themselves look more presentable. This “facade” is put on to put emphasis on their pure nature, their innocence, their credibility. Shakespeare uses the weird sister’s disregard on how they, their ugliness, their repulsiveness to add to their evil and wickedness.
THE ROLE OF WOMEN
The Weird Sisters
Women in literature usually appear well put together, feminine, innocent and pure. Their beauty grabs your attention. In Macbeth the weird sisters take on characteristics that are completely opposite to that of a typical woman.In act 1 scene 3 Banquo describes how ugly the weird sisters look and how repusled he is by their appearance . “how far is’t call’d Forres? What are these so wither’d, and so wild in their attire, that look not like the inhabitants o’