Saturday, October 19, 2013
From the Crown to the Toe, Top-Full Of Direst Cruelty
"From the crown to the toe, top-full of direst cruelty", quotes Lady Macbeth. In my opinion I thinks she's crazy, but hey what do I know! Some debates that Shakespeare tone of the story for Macbeth and various characters is misogynistic. Lady Macbeth does become Macbeth's downfall! I don't think Macbeth would've done as much if Lady Macbeth didn't manipulate him. She plays on his manhood and calls him a coward. She resolves to convince her husband to do whatever to seize the crown. She also resolves to put her natural femininity aside so she can do the bloody deeds necessary to seize the crown. It seems that Lady Macbeth wants the title and crown more than Macbeth himself. I do disagree with Shakespeare about women being the ultimate doom for men. This description doesn't apply to all! Men can be the ultimate doom for women so it's not justified to just give that label to women!
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I thought that it was very interesting how he portrayed Lady Macbeth and placed the blame on her for whatever misfortunes lie ahead in relation to Macbeth. I was also shocked to read Shakespeare putting a woman like that in one of his tales, as women were not looked upon in this light during this time period.
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