The Power Of Woman
In history’s literature, the power of the man is valued as the higher power. However, in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the power of women is the dominant power. Lady Macbeth has a distinct grip on Macbeth and has a strong control on him and his actions. Lady Macbeth has the power to alter Macbeth’s way of thinking and convince him to commit crimes he otherwise could not have committed. Lady Macbeth initially persuades Macbeth through guilt and shame. She reminds him how disappointed she’d be if he didn’t follow through with his promise to kill Duncan. Macbeth is so loyal to Lady Macbeth, that the regret he feels from possibly letting her down drives him to commit a deed he most likely would have talked himself out of. …show more content…
She claims that washing his hands of the blood is all it takes to literally rid him of the terrible guilt that may ensue from the heinous crime he committed. “A little water clears us of this deed: How easy it is then!” (II, ii, 66-67). By convincing Macbeth his guilt is only temporary and that he can move past it by literally cleansing his hands of the fallout, Lady Macbeth proves how evil her intentions were with what little qualms she has about her husband’s regrets. “This, I will argue, is precisely the psychological configuration of Macbeth, where dangerous female presences like Love, Nature, Mother are given embodiment in Lady Macbeth and the witches, and where Macbeth wields the bloody axe in an attempt to escape their dominion over him” (Adelman).This example of manipulation, even after it’s obvious that Macbeth is troubled by his actions, shows the true influence Lady Macbeth had over Macbeth, and how aware she was of this effect so she could use it to her …show more content…
He recognizes that the deed is evil, but Lady Macbeth's ferocious will inspires him with the perverse intensity necessary to overcome his scruples. However, the evils unleashed by the murder prove too much for the new queen, and she goes insane.” (Charles Boyce)
With hypocritical charm, Lady Macbeth welcomes King Duncan to Inverness in 1.6, after which she must deal with her husband's qualms. She insinuates that he is not an adequate man if he gives in to his fears. "When you durst do it, then you were a man" (1.7.49), she taunts. This tactic is another instance of dysfunctional sexuality as a manifestation of evil.” (Charles Boyce)
“Escape from the dangerous female is here achieved by recourse to the exaggeratedly masculine bloody axe. This, I will argue, is precisely the psychological configuration of Macbeth, where dangerous female presences like Love, Nature, Mother are given embodiment in Lady Macbeth and the witches, and where Macbeth wields the bloody axe in an attempt to escape their dominion over him.” (Janet
In history’s literature, the power of the man is valued as the higher power. However, in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the power of women is the dominant power. Lady Macbeth has a distinct grip on Macbeth and has a strong control on him and his actions. Lady Macbeth has the power to alter Macbeth’s way of thinking and convince him to commit crimes he otherwise could not have committed. Lady Macbeth initially persuades Macbeth through guilt and shame. She reminds him how disappointed she’d be if he didn’t follow through with his promise to kill Duncan. Macbeth is so loyal to Lady Macbeth, that the regret he feels from possibly letting her down drives him to commit a deed he most likely would have talked himself out of. …show more content…
She claims that washing his hands of the blood is all it takes to literally rid him of the terrible guilt that may ensue from the heinous crime he committed. “A little water clears us of this deed: How easy it is then!” (II, ii, 66-67). By convincing Macbeth his guilt is only temporary and that he can move past it by literally cleansing his hands of the fallout, Lady Macbeth proves how evil her intentions were with what little qualms she has about her husband’s regrets. “This, I will argue, is precisely the psychological configuration of Macbeth, where dangerous female presences like Love, Nature, Mother are given embodiment in Lady Macbeth and the witches, and where Macbeth wields the bloody axe in an attempt to escape their dominion over him” (Adelman).This example of manipulation, even after it’s obvious that Macbeth is troubled by his actions, shows the true influence Lady Macbeth had over Macbeth, and how aware she was of this effect so she could use it to her …show more content…
He recognizes that the deed is evil, but Lady Macbeth's ferocious will inspires him with the perverse intensity necessary to overcome his scruples. However, the evils unleashed by the murder prove too much for the new queen, and she goes insane.” (Charles Boyce)
With hypocritical charm, Lady Macbeth welcomes King Duncan to Inverness in 1.6, after which she must deal with her husband's qualms. She insinuates that he is not an adequate man if he gives in to his fears. "When you durst do it, then you were a man" (1.7.49), she taunts. This tactic is another instance of dysfunctional sexuality as a manifestation of evil.” (Charles Boyce)
“Escape from the dangerous female is here achieved by recourse to the exaggeratedly masculine bloody axe. This, I will argue, is precisely the psychological configuration of Macbeth, where dangerous female presences like Love, Nature, Mother are given embodiment in Lady Macbeth and the witches, and where Macbeth wields the bloody axe in an attempt to escape their dominion over him.” (Janet