To What Extent Does Lady Macbeth Break The Elizabethan Woman
How Does Lady Macbeth Break the Elizabethan stereotype of a woman?
Lady Macbeth is the not the stereotypical Elizabethan woman . The characteristics of an ideal Elizabethan woman is to be submissive and obedient, passive and silent, witty, has constancy, is pious, is patient and kind and is powerless. She is not the ideal Elizabethan woman when it comes to all the other characteristics except constancy, which she possesses.
Lady Macbeth is the Dominant partner in the relationship. When Macbeth did not want to go ahead with the plan, she did not remain quiet and accept Macbeth’s decision. She instead says “Was the hope drunk wherein you dress’d yourself?” She does not let Macbeth go with his decision. She immediately protests against the fact that Macbeth is not keeping the promise that he would kill the King, which he made earlier. She also mocks him Macbeth which was not seen in …show more content…
Elizabethan times by saying, “Art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valor as thou art in desire?´ This shows that she is mocking her husband for his cowardice in backing out of the plan to kill Duncan. She opposes her husband’s decision not to commit regicide. She persuades him into committing the regicide by mocking him and questioning her love for him. As Macbeth loves his wife very much and as his courage was being tested, he had no choice but to do as told. Therefore this all shows that Lady Macbeth controls Macbeth and is the more dominant figure in their relationship.
Lady Macbeth also is manipulative.
She intends to use her words to persuade Macbeth into committing regicide and effectively manipulating him to agree to commit to it. She opposes her husband’s decision not to commit regicide. She takes charge of the plan to murder Duncan. Elizabethan Women are passive and agree with everything that the husband says. However, in this case, Lady Macbeth is not as, she manipulates her husband’s masculine pride, by questioning his manhood and courage, and changes his mind to make him commit regicide “When you durst do it, then you were a man; And to be more than what you were, you would Be so much more the man.’. She is also the mastermind who plots out the murder of Duncan. She said, “Leave all the rest to me´ which shows that she takes charge of the situation, and leaves Macbeth to only carry the plan out. She makes the decisions and instructs him about the plan. Therefore, she is not submissive and is dominant instead. Not only has this but this also showed that she is the mastermind behind the plan of regicide which shows she is clever and
cunning.
While an ideal Elizabethan woman is powerless, Lady Macbeth is powerful. She makes use of her husband’s deep love for her to influence him to do things her way .She is able to influence her husband to agree to committing regicide using her husband’s deep love and respect for her. While an ideal Elizabethan woman is powerless, Lady Macbeth is powerful.
Lady Macbeth is the not the stereotypical Elizabethan woman . The characteristics of an ideal Elizabethan woman is to be submissive and obedient, passive and silent, witty, has constancy, is pious, is patient and kind and is powerless. She is not the ideal Elizabethan woman when it comes to all the other characteristics except constancy, which she possesses.
Lady Macbeth is the Dominant partner in the relationship. When Macbeth did not want to go ahead with the plan, she did not remain quiet and accept Macbeth’s decision. She instead says “Was the hope drunk wherein you dress’d yourself?” She does not let Macbeth go with his decision. She immediately protests against the fact that Macbeth is not keeping the promise that he would kill the King, which he made earlier. She also mocks him Macbeth which was not seen in …show more content…
Elizabethan times by saying, “Art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valor as thou art in desire?´ This shows that she is mocking her husband for his cowardice in backing out of the plan to kill Duncan. She opposes her husband’s decision not to commit regicide. She persuades him into committing the regicide by mocking him and questioning her love for him. As Macbeth loves his wife very much and as his courage was being tested, he had no choice but to do as told. Therefore this all shows that Lady Macbeth controls Macbeth and is the more dominant figure in their relationship.
Lady Macbeth also is manipulative.
She intends to use her words to persuade Macbeth into committing regicide and effectively manipulating him to agree to commit to it. She opposes her husband’s decision not to commit regicide. She takes charge of the plan to murder Duncan. Elizabethan Women are passive and agree with everything that the husband says. However, in this case, Lady Macbeth is not as, she manipulates her husband’s masculine pride, by questioning his manhood and courage, and changes his mind to make him commit regicide “When you durst do it, then you were a man; And to be more than what you were, you would Be so much more the man.’. She is also the mastermind who plots out the murder of Duncan. She said, “Leave all the rest to me´ which shows that she takes charge of the situation, and leaves Macbeth to only carry the plan out. She makes the decisions and instructs him about the plan. Therefore, she is not submissive and is dominant instead. Not only has this but this also showed that she is the mastermind behind the plan of regicide which shows she is clever and
cunning.
While an ideal Elizabethan woman is powerless, Lady Macbeth is powerful. She makes use of her husband’s deep love for her to influence him to do things her way .She is able to influence her husband to agree to committing regicide using her husband’s deep love and respect for her. While an ideal Elizabethan woman is powerless, Lady Macbeth is powerful.