Masculinity Vs. Femininity In Shakespeare's Macbeth

It is womanly to be naive, to nurture, to clean, care, and be a perfect lady. Woman however, can still be strong and independant. It is manly to be strong, it is manly to be tough and careless. Although our society says men cannot be sensitive and feminine. In society, now and back in Macbeth’s time, both genders are told to behave a specific way. Men are told to have the dominance force while women just follow, and while these stereotypes are listed, women have more of a flexibility. When a woman acts in confidence, some men actually find it attractive as these women take their stand. The difference of this to a man acting more flamboyant, is that they are seen to be “gay” and are insulted. In Macbeth, Shakespeare shows to his audience the ideal look of masculinity versus femininity with genders both back then and now in the 21st Century. Lady Macbeth back in shakespeare 's time …show more content…
A man is deemed to be the controller of the house or the leader. If a man in anyway seems to be weaker it is a discrimination. Men are supposedly supposed to take on jobs that have to do with construction and building and not jobs with fashion or nurturing. In society if a man does something like this, he is claimed "gay" or "homosexual". Words that hurt are thrown at men if they show a little femininity. However by showing femininity does not mean the man is gay, he just isn 't as masculine as society wants him to be. Society does not accept males being more feminine compared to women becoming more masculine. Men at a young age are taught to be a leader, to be smart and dominant, that is why if they fall lower than their standards to be more feminine, society doesn 't accept them. However if a man is more feminine or even gay, communities lgbt community does support them but the group is very small, and men still don 't feel as if they can express their feminine