Lady Macbeth's Treatment Of Women In Wuthering Heights

During the period where Shakespeare wrote Macbeth, women were uneducated, forced to act submissively and never expressed their opinions. Shakespeare turned all that around when he used female characters that have powerful roles to turn around from the norm and go against expectations in his time. The witches and Lady Macbeth are examples of female characters that have power in the story. In this quote, it explains how from the point of Macbeth’s confrontation with the witches, tells her his prophesize on how he will become the future king of Scotland. Through, that moment it shows Lady Macbeth’s ability to read as a female character which in her time was abnormal due to a majority of females in 1600 not having the ability to read. Through,

Today and back then, men have always been the stronger sex. Men have always obtained the most power and end up fighting in a war. On the other hand, women are looked at as the inferior or the weaker ones who would normally stay home and take care of the family. Since men have always had more power, it causes the women to be jealous which causes their evilness to come about. In the play Macbeth, the men consume most of the power since they are given titles such as a king while the women become corrupt and jealous of mens’ power. Although critics argue that men in Macbeth are the most evil, the women are actually portrayed as the most evil because they manipulate people in order to obtain power, have immoral desires, and are symbolic of

Behind every successful man there is a ruthless woman pushing him along to gain her own personal successes. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Lady Macbeth causes Macbeths downfall. With the faults and lies of Lady Macbeth, marriage is Macbeth’s big mistake. Lady Macbeth turns his courageous conquests on the fields of war into butchery. Mangled by the blood-spotted hands of his wife he becomes a traitor to himself, the people around him, and even her.

In the play, Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, there are a couple instances where power corrupts and can cause problems. For example, when Macbeth realizes all the power he could attain, he corrupts by killing King Duncan in order to own all the power. As Macbeth is on stage alone, he talks about how even though King Duncan was a great king, it's time for him to take over because his only desire is to be king. As he speaks he mentions “I have no spur to pick the prides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself and fails on one another”(1.7.25-28). By Macbeth following through with the killing of Duncan, we can conclude how much the death of Duncan affected his family more than anyone else. This being that he is no longer there for his family. Lady Macbeth corrupts by wanting to become queen for power, she convinced her own husband Macbeth to kill Duncan. This is where we see gender roles take action. As Macbeth is afraid to kill King Duncan, Lady Macbeth says, “Art thou afeard to be the same in thine own act and valor as thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteem’st the ornament of life…” (1.7.45-47). Not only do we see the female portraying more of a masculine characteristic, but we also see that idea that power is viewed differently when Lady Macbeth says this. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth ultimately seem to not be able to live without higher power.

Although written long ago, Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth still has themes relevant for contemporary society.  Murderous ambition, political intrigue, crafty social alliances, the disintegration of marriage – these could be headlines from any daily news program.  It comes as no surprise, then, that we also find a significant number of moments in the play where gender seems to be an issue. More specifically, we might say that Shakespeare's dramatic investigation into proper uses of power consists, in part, of a rigorous critique of the disparities between the respective roles assigned to men and women. Shakespeare seems especially interested in the moral and ethical implications of such

There are differential powers known as power dynamics at play in every type of relationships. In some partnerships there is an equal amount of power and respect divided into it, and in others, one partner holds most of the power. There are a lot of ways for women to gain control in a relationship. Shakespeare’s Macbeth shows us how lady Macbeth manipulated her husband and gained the upper hand in the relationship. Women should also follow the golden rule, to be respectful to their significant other, that way they can get treated with the same respect given. They should never settle with their partner because after any breakups or divorce, women are the ones that get hurt the most. (“Shakespeare’s Macbeth continue to figure the society’s genders and women rights”) -unsexing lady macbeth/ Thomas pg. 83.

Macbeth rose to power was all based on gender expectations that he should be powerful and strong. When Macbeth encounters the witches and finds out he will be king he doesn't feel like the same person because he is considering murdering King Duncan. "Even though it’s just a fantasy so far, the mere thought of committing murder shakes me up so much that I hardly know who I am anymore" (Macbeth Act 1 Scene 3). The ambition that fueled his power all began after Lady Macbeth was expecting him to kill King Duncan but he didn't want to. Finally he succumbed to her pressure and did the deed. After King Duncan is murdered Macbeth doesn't need Lady Macbeth to tell him what to do anymore. At the climax of Macbeth's power he faces Macduff which end in Macbeth's

In the story of The Tragedy of Macbeth and Wuthering Heights women show how they get control over the men. Lady Macbeth gets Macbeth to do what she wants by calling him rude names. But in Wuthering Heights Catherine gets what she wants by crying and being Ignorant. Wanting to be in a relationship is very terrible in some cases, because one of the partners will and in some cases all the time try to be the one in

Lady Macbeth’s desire to become more manly and kill Duncan is against her assigned roles as a woman in this time period and continues to be highlighted throughout the play. Another character who frequently goes against his gender’s typical nature is Macbeth. After he decides he must kill Duncan to ascend to the throne, Macbeth questions his new murderous idea and nearly backs down. His wife, Lady Macbeth, determined Macbeth was not acting as a brave man should, exclaims “are you a man” when she learns of Macbeth’s doubts (3:4:61-62). By not always displaying manly bravery or courage, Macbeth goes against society’s expectations of him as a man.

Throughout the years, the typical stereotypes of womanhood and femininity have significantly innovated for the better. The infamous Shakespeare play, The Tragedy of Macbeth, viewed women much differently than what the era itself did. This showed greatly through the character, Lady Macbeth, who completely destroyed those stereotypes. She was not only independent, but she also portrayed the utmost amount of confidence. Lady Macbeth was in complete control of her relationship with Macbeth and was highly respected by others around her.

Firstly, Lady Macbeth is defiant to her role as a woman because she is able to take initiative, deceive others, and commit violent acts. To begin with, more than often times, husbands are controlling and lead their wives to complete certain tasks they have in hand; however through multiple occasions in Macbeth Lady Macbeth takes initiative over her husband:

Lady Macbeth’s ability to manipulate her husband Macbeth causes a major rift between her and the other women of her time. In Shakespeare’s 16th century England, women were to direct “[their] behaviour and carriage towards [their]

The women in Macbeth, namely Lady Macbeth, contradict these expectations through their commanding, and ambitious tones. During that second half of act one Lady Macbeth is portrayed as the ruling figure in the house. Instead of being a grateful and fulfilling housewife she instead pushes and commands Macbeth to commit assassination. She berates him when he falters and asked if he would rather, “live like a coward in thine own esteem.” (Shakespeare)

In Macbeth, one of the most tragic and well known plays, William Shakespeare changes women’s part in society. During this time period, women are known to be both mentally and physically weaker than men. Women are called to be only housewives. Shakespeare reflected the image of women in society by giving the men bigger leads in his plays. Only in a few of Shakespeare's plays did he give women strong leading roles. Macbeth is one of the few plays where women play a more powerful role than the men. In Macbeth, he gives the women unusual traits like manipulation and betrayal. In William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, women like Lady Macbeth , the trio witches, and Lady Macduff portray non-feminine traits.

Subservient, ignorant, passive, timid: these are the qualities that described the ideal 17th century woman in the eyes of Europeans. In the play Macbeth, author William Shakespeare explores the roles of these women through his female characters, challenging preconceived notions and setting up his personal perspective on what a woman's niche in society truly is. Through his contrasting female characters of the gentlewoman and Lady Macduff versus the witches and Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare depicts the reality of how women actually function is society.