Women In The Great Gatsby

In the novel The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald and playwright Macbeth by William Shakespeare, women play an important role and impact men's lives.With their impacts the men are on the turn for the worst and may not of even seen it coming. In both books the authors do an excellent job in portraying women in the past by showing control,manipulation and masculinity. In both novels women use controlling to have more power and to survive for themselves since women did not really have a powerful say unlike men do.“I’ve heard it said that Daisy’s murmur was only to make people lean toward her; an irrelevant criticism that made it no less charming.”(page 9) This quote is show the power Daisy has over people with her seductive voice. Daisy could use her voice as an advantage by having people wanting to keep hearing her talk.”First witch: All hail Macbeth!Hail to thee,Thane of Glamis”(1.3 L51)The witches are putting false interpretations into macbeth's head by saying that he will become something
She is manipulating him because in this scene she is practically calling him a woman, having him do as she says to prove to her that he is not what she says.In The Great Gatsby,Daisy has also used manipulation against Gatsby.”As he left the room again she got up and went over to gastby and puled his face down,kissig him on the mouth.”(page 116)Daisy is manipulating both Tom and Gatsby here. She is manipulating Gatsby by kissing him and giving him false interpretations that she is going to leave Tom.Tom is being manipulated because she is having an affair with Gatsby and seems to make Tom question if he is willing to throw their marriage away by being with mistress