Thesis Statement
Thesis statement- . In Macbeth, Shakespeare plays with gender reverse roles and the “traditional” ideas of masculine and feminine qualities to show how the characters are manipulated.
Supporting statement- Lady Macbeth’s character is interesting because of how her actions play against her traditional female role.
Supporting statement- She does this through showing the traits of a traditional male and having dominance over Macbeth and using this power to manipulate him.
Topic sentence- )- Lady Macbeth is an intriguing and interesting character in this play because she does not play a traditional female role.
Reason (1. Lady Macbeth takes Macbeth’s bloodstained dagger and places it alongside King Duncan’s dead body. She says “my hands are of your color, but I shame to wear a heart so white.” (Act 2, scene 2, line 81-83). Not scared. Does not cower at the sight of blood.
Reason (2)- Lady Macbeth plays a traditional female role in her society in order to be accepted by the people surrounding her. “Help me hence, ho.” (Act 2, scene 3, line 135) Two faced. Good wife and bad. Dark character, Surprising.
Topic sentence- There is a lot of Rhetoric used in Lady Macbeth’s character. This is shown when manipulating Macbeth with her words, upsetting and creating negative feelings in the process.
Supporting statement- Lady Macbeth states that she would kill her own child if she had sworn to. “I have given suck, and know how tender ‘tis to love the baby that milks me: I would, while it was smiling in my face, have pluck’d my nipple from his boneless gums, and dash’d the brains out, had I sworn.” (Act 1, scene 7, line 59-64). Acts more manly than him by keeping her word.
Supporting statement- Lady Macbeth calls spirits to come and take her feminine quality’s and fill her with hate and cruelty so she help kill King Duncan. “Come you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, and fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full of direst cruelty! Make thick my
Supporting statement- Lady Macbeth’s character is interesting because of how her actions play against her traditional female role.
Supporting statement- She does this through showing the traits of a traditional male and having dominance over Macbeth and using this power to manipulate him.
Topic sentence- )- Lady Macbeth is an intriguing and interesting character in this play because she does not play a traditional female role.
Reason (1. Lady Macbeth takes Macbeth’s bloodstained dagger and places it alongside King Duncan’s dead body. She says “my hands are of your color, but I shame to wear a heart so white.” (Act 2, scene 2, line 81-83). Not scared. Does not cower at the sight of blood.
Reason (2)- Lady Macbeth plays a traditional female role in her society in order to be accepted by the people surrounding her. “Help me hence, ho.” (Act 2, scene 3, line 135) Two faced. Good wife and bad. Dark character, Surprising.
Topic sentence- There is a lot of Rhetoric used in Lady Macbeth’s character. This is shown when manipulating Macbeth with her words, upsetting and creating negative feelings in the process.
Supporting statement- Lady Macbeth states that she would kill her own child if she had sworn to. “I have given suck, and know how tender ‘tis to love the baby that milks me: I would, while it was smiling in my face, have pluck’d my nipple from his boneless gums, and dash’d the brains out, had I sworn.” (Act 1, scene 7, line 59-64). Acts more manly than him by keeping her word.
Supporting statement- Lady Macbeth calls spirits to come and take her feminine quality’s and fill her with hate and cruelty so she help kill King Duncan. “Come you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, and fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full of direst cruelty! Make thick my