From a young age, girls typically dream about their wedding day long before they meet their Prince Charming. However, Shakespeare’s tragic portrayal of marriage in Macbeth has the power to ruin their imaginary weddings. Macbeth displays a chaotic world when the most respected man becomes disrespected as shown by the king being betrayed by one of his most honorable soldiers, Macbeth. This chaos reaches Macbeth’s respectful and loyal marriage to Lady Macbeth. Such chaos in their marriage stems from Macbeth's non dominant role in his marriage when men should be dominant and kings should not be shot off their throne. Thus, Macbeth shatters expectations in the political realm by killing the king who deeply admires him. He creates destructive political
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Sure, she is a woman, but that does not mean that she has to be nurturing, overly emotional, sensitive, quiet and submissive. Lady Macbeth’s boldness radiates when she was ready to kill the King of Scotland. She tells Macbeth in their bedroom, “Hark! I laid those daggers ready;/ He could not miss ‘em. Had he not resembled/ My father as he slept, I had done’t” (2.2.11-13). Most importantly, these words in particular highlight the dimension of Lady Macbeth’s real identity due to the contrast between violence and fatherly love. For these reasons, Lady Macbeth probably sleeps with an AK-47 under her pillow as she prays for her father’s soul to rest peacefully. In contrast to Macbeth, she has a far greater willpower than Macbeth when it comes time to kill the King. She does not have Macbeth’s doubts and worries. In actuality, she was well prepared to complete a man’s task, murder, because she has the willpower of a stereotypical alpha male. Her own husband lacks her strong willpower, making her the more dominant partner. Their differences in willpower demonstrates the untraditional roles of dominance in their
Sure, she is a woman, but that does not mean that she has to be nurturing, overly emotional, sensitive, quiet and submissive. Lady Macbeth’s boldness radiates when she was ready to kill the King of Scotland. She tells Macbeth in their bedroom, “Hark! I laid those daggers ready;/ He could not miss ‘em. Had he not resembled/ My father as he slept, I had done’t” (2.2.11-13). Most importantly, these words in particular highlight the dimension of Lady Macbeth’s real identity due to the contrast between violence and fatherly love. For these reasons, Lady Macbeth probably sleeps with an AK-47 under her pillow as she prays for her father’s soul to rest peacefully. In contrast to Macbeth, she has a far greater willpower than Macbeth when it comes time to kill the King. She does not have Macbeth’s doubts and worries. In actuality, she was well prepared to complete a man’s task, murder, because she has the willpower of a stereotypical alpha male. Her own husband lacks her strong willpower, making her the more dominant partner. Their differences in willpower demonstrates the untraditional roles of dominance in their