Monday, February 24, 2014
Behind Every Great Man is a Great Woman
Throughout the portion of Shakespeare's Macbeth that I have read, I believe that the statement above is most certainly supported. Lady Macbeth, in my opinion, "wears the pants" in her marriage. It was mainly her idea, and it was definitely her scheming, that lead to the King's death. Although the thought may have crossed Macbeth's mind, it was Lady Macbeth who implemented the plan. When Macbeth first stumbled upon the witches and found that he was destined to be king, Lady Macbeth was the first person to whom he wrote. It seems that every major event throughout Macbeth's life has been closely tied to Lady Macbeth and her opinion on the matter. Because of this close relationship between the decisions that make Macbeth a "great" man and Lady Macbeth's decisions, Shakespeare's Macbeth most definitely supports the idea that behind every great man is a great woman.
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I agree and wrote something very similar in my post. What your post has intrigued me to is finding out more about Lady Macbeth and Macbeth's relationship. I want to know more about how their relationship functions. I almost want an inside look on their life before this whole situation, was Lady Macbeth always this crazy,or does the sight of power drive her insane?
ReplyDeleteI personally think that this is a true statement. SInce there aren't so many instances in this play in particular, especially with women, where we see this phenomenon, it can still be a source of debate. The proof I think with your hypothesis is when Lady Macbeth had such long and stern speeches basically about being a man and taking your thrown. She seemed to have more of a backbone than Macbeth himself!
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