Masculinity In Macbeth

“New honours come upon him, like our strange garments cleave not to their mould, but with the aide of use.” (I.II.144) In Shakespeare's, Macbeth, (1606), and as in many of his tragic plays, gender roles have an important impact upon the courses of events. Besides the obvious difference of gender, these roles convey a unique and important processes throughout a short, tragic, and bloody play. Weather it's the ambition of a man, and the greed of a woman, their biggest fear of them all, would be fate and their chosen destiny. As good morals, and grounded rules, ladys’ first. Lady Macbeth, although her name carries on female characteristics. Her greed and ambition influence her to engage the rule of masculinity. “Come, you spirits, that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe topful, of direst cruelty!” (1.5.38-41) This quote supports my opinion because she engages in the masculine role, she becomes the dominate head of The Macbeths marriage. “I dare do all that may become a man; who dares do more is none” (1.7.46-47) Lady Macbeth, dictates and influences Macbeth until she fulfills her selfish desires. Her actions, cause the play to give unexpected turns, As
Will in the heat of the moment everything seems okay, and well into plan, fate and destiny turn your life around in less than a second. Gender roles impact the course of events not only in plays, but in real life tragedies. Macbeth, by Shakespeare is the perfect example of how, a life, including many other lives can be ruined, and terminated by selfish desires. “ The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step on which i must fall down, or else o’erleap, for in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires; let not light see my black and deep desires. The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be which the eye fears. When it is done, to see.”