Savagery is defined as the quality of being fierce or cruel by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Savagery is seen in everyday life, from bullying in school to physical torture to murder. However, there does seem to be a difference between the brutality of men and women. When thinking back to a more primitive time, it was a male’s job to hunt and kill while females had a more protective role.The difference between men's and women's cruelty is that women are more defensive in their savagery while men tend to be more aggressive.
An example of a defensive woman is in The Odyssey. Penelope is a rather timid woman who says little. However, when her son is threatened, she is quick to speak up and call out Antinous, who is in her words “Violent, vicious, scheming” (book XVI, pg 276) along with many other insults. She even goes as far as insulting his father. This is an example defensiveness that has become described as motherly. It is defined in numerous dictionaries as resembling a mother, especially in being caring and protective. This wouldn’t be …show more content…
She, in a very famous speech, asked to be rid of her gender so that she it wouldn’t stop her from completing her evil plans. In casting aside her womanly nature, she was casting aside her need to defend anyone who was dear to her. If she would’ve kept her gender, she may not have been able to cold bloodedly stab King Duncan in the chest, rendering him dead. Her lack of gender allowed her to be defensive of herself and aggressive in her plan to kill.
In nature, the difference between men’s and women’s aggression is their use of it. While men are aggressive, women are defensive, especially of loved ones. This shows in literature everywhere but specifically in Macbeth, The Lord Of The Flies, and The Odyssey. While Lord Of The Flies shows the sheer aggression of men, The Odyssey and Macbeth show the defensive nature of women. Brutality is
An example of a defensive woman is in The Odyssey. Penelope is a rather timid woman who says little. However, when her son is threatened, she is quick to speak up and call out Antinous, who is in her words “Violent, vicious, scheming” (book XVI, pg 276) along with many other insults. She even goes as far as insulting his father. This is an example defensiveness that has become described as motherly. It is defined in numerous dictionaries as resembling a mother, especially in being caring and protective. This wouldn’t be …show more content…
She, in a very famous speech, asked to be rid of her gender so that she it wouldn’t stop her from completing her evil plans. In casting aside her womanly nature, she was casting aside her need to defend anyone who was dear to her. If she would’ve kept her gender, she may not have been able to cold bloodedly stab King Duncan in the chest, rendering him dead. Her lack of gender allowed her to be defensive of herself and aggressive in her plan to kill.
In nature, the difference between men’s and women’s aggression is their use of it. While men are aggressive, women are defensive, especially of loved ones. This shows in literature everywhere but specifically in Macbeth, The Lord Of The Flies, and The Odyssey. While Lord Of The Flies shows the sheer aggression of men, The Odyssey and Macbeth show the defensive nature of women. Brutality is