MacBeth's defeat at the end of the play represents the defeat of the other; the other is manifested in female characters within the play. Even though the witches have the power to see the future, they are still subject to male characters in the play. ... This illustrates the way in which these female characters are submissive to the male characters. ... Lady MacBeth is a dangerous character because she is intelligent and she can outwardly influence MacBeth. ... The other is feminized in the characters of the witches and Lady MacBeth. ...

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There are very few female characters within classical English literature who are in control of their own lives. ... These doe-eyed, fragile women are puppets in a web woven by the dominant male characters within each of Shakespeare's plays. ... They are shown as powerful, evil and ultimately independent beings such as with the character of Lady Macbeth. ... This strength and individuality set her apart from other female characters and make her a unique individual. ... Above and beyond all other characters in classical English literature, I would wish to be Lady Macbeth. ...

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" This classic saying may as well have been inspired by the role of Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's "Macbeth." ... When the reader first meets the character of Macbeth, it is evident that he is ambitious, but has the tendency to self-doubt. This is where Lady Macbeth comes in. ... Lady Macbeth's apparent ruthlessness seems to be just what the reluctant Macbeth needs to take action. ... It is through Lady Macbeth that Macbeth gets his first taste of blood. ...

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In Shakespeare's Macbeth, Lady Macbeth serves as a complete counterexample against those biases. ... Sophocles' counterexample against the conventional biases of women being tender and loving is the main character Antigone in his play, Antigone. ... Consequently, Lady Macbeth must disseminate her sinister, dark qualities to Macbeth. ... " (Macbeth, I, v, 73-78) Lady Macbeth surpasses Macbeth's level of "evil" by far, and has to lecture Macbeth on how to disguise himself on front of the guests. ... All of a sudden, we see a challenge of authority between Lady Macbe...

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In Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and the witches, succumbing to greed, corrupted Macbeth. ... Lady Macbeth followed through with this idea by pushing Macbeth to kill Duncan... Lady Macbeth makes a sex weapon in her efforts to spur Macbeth's ambition." ... Lady Macbeth actually feeds off of Macbeth's acts of violence. ... In order to help us overcome our initial opinion of Lady Macbeth, and allow us to accept her true character, Shakespeare uses the image of the witches to help us transfer our feelings of the evil witches to Lady Macbeth. ...

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Works such as Macbeth, Othello, and his comedies all have some sort of tragedy that illustrates the opposition of power between a male and female character. ... In Macbeth, women in making decision of his life influence the main character. ... In Macbeth, women in making decision of his life influence the main character. ... In Macbeth, women in making decision of his life influence the main character. ... In Macbeth, women in making decision of his life influence the main character. ...

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Similarly, in Macbeth, {discuss role of Lady Macbeth} The women of Othello also displayed characteristics of strong, modern women. .... ... Like many of Shakespeare's other female characters, Desdemona does not embody the stereotypical role of sixteenth century women. ... Although her arguments remain strong, the weakness in her character emerges, for she cannot see the monster that her husband is becoming, and failing to realize that he trusts Iago, a man who is extremely competitive with him, over his very wife's word. ... She is a less intellectual character, one who relies up...

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Similarly, in Macbeth, {discuss role of Lady Macbeth} The women of Othello also displayed characteristics of strong, modern women. .... ... Like many of Shakespeare's other female characters, Desdemona does not embody the stereotypical role of sixteenth century women. ... Although her arguments remain strong, the weakness in her character emerges, for she cannot see the monster that her husband is becoming, and failing to realize that he trusts Iago, a man who is extremely competitive with him, over his very wife's word. ... She is a less intellectual character, one who relies u...

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This theory is stabilised via many of his female characters such as Lady Macbeth and Gertrude in Hamlet, as according to Dall (2000): "Through Gertrude's marriage to Hamlet's uncle and also through Lady Macbeth's unbridled political ambition, Shakespeare dramatizes real political concerns that evolved from and during the reign of Elizabeth Tudor.... Whilst Shakespeare allotted his female characters from a patriarchal perspective, he was perceptive enough to consider 'authentic' female behaviours of the time and included such mantras into his character's pers...

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I write this because I have also seen her read Macbeth's part and did an excellent job. ... If the actor or actress is doing a fine job of portraying the character one will have to think about the plot of the play rather then the masculinity of the character. ...

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