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Starts off strong, manipulative
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Uses her sexuality to coerce MB (refer to letter scene) -> This also plays into her being a strong idependent woman, challenging gender stereotypes at the time
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L.M. is the one who plans Duncan's death, if anything, she's the ambitious one
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Ambition very quickly takes a toll on her
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She is unable to go through with killing Duncan herself (slip of weakness; mask is slipping? Almost foreshadowing her downfall)
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She succumbs to guilt (refer to sleepwalking scene, all perfumes of arabia cant sweeten her little hand = referring herself to little, vulnerable)
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perfumes of arabie = extremely sweet, can't mask her guilt like she use to mask who she was in the beginning
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commits suicide - guilt overcomes her. cant fight it anymore
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she started off strong and overcomes gender roles but eventually plays into them
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Starts off strong, manipulative
•
Uses her sexuality to coerce MB (refer to letter scene) -> This also plays into her being a strong idependent woman, challenging gender stereotypes at the time
•
L.M. is the one who plans Duncan's death, if anything, she's the ambitious one
•
Ambition very quickly takes a toll on her
•
She is unable to go through with killing Duncan herself (slip of weakness; mask is slipping? Almost foreshadowing her downfall)
•
She succumbs to guilt (refer to sleepwalking scene, all perfumes of arabia cant sweeten her little hand = referring herself to little, vulnerable)
•
perfumes of arabie = extremely sweet, can't mask her guilt like she use to mask who she was in the beginning
•
commits suicide - guilt overcomes her. cant fight it anymore
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she started off strong and overcomes gender roles but eventually plays into them
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Intro
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Explain how Lady Macbeth is unconventional and desiges Jacobean norms
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Paragraphs:
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Each paragraph focuses on a different aspect of Lady Macbeth's character and her role in the play, framed by a thematic lens.
Paragraph 1:
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Discusses Lady Macbeth’s relationship with Macbeth and her initial portrayal as a partner in ambition, analyzing the dynamics of their relationship and societal expectations.
Paragraph 2:
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Examines her Machiavellian strategies and use of manipulation, particularly through biblical allusions, to persuade Macbeth to commit regicide. This section considers how Shakespeare may have used these traits to reflect societal fears of female authority.
Paragraph 3:
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Reflects on the possibility that Shakespeare mirrored his relationship with his wife, Anne Hathaway, suggesting an alternative, more sympathetic reading of Lady Macbeth's motivations.
Paragraph 4:
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Analyzes Lady Macbeth's rejection of motherhood and traditional female roles, interpreting it as both a defiance of societal norms and as a critique of those norms.
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Conclusion:
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Summarizes the various interpretations of Lady Macbeth’s character, reaffirming her complexity and significance in "Macbeth". Discusses the implications of her actions and character within the context of societal views on gender and power.
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Reflects on her symbolic death as representative of societal rejection and fear of female autonomy.
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