LADY MACBETH

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a controversial character

LADY MACBETH

WOMEN IN SHAKESPEAREAN TIME

FIRST OF ALL...

LADY MACBETH IS FIRSTLY...

-AMBITIOUS -CUNNING -MANIPULATIVE -EMOTIONALLY REPRESSED -CRUEL

Lady Macbeth is introduced for the first time in act 1 scene 5, where she enters reading Macbeth's letter which describes the ecounter with the witches and all of their promises made to him.

ACT 1, SCENE 5

Lady Macbeth's reaction to Macbeth's letter

ACT 2, SCENE 2

ACT 3, SCENE 2

This is the last time we see Lady Macbeth. A doctor and a gentlewoman are spying on her, she has been troubled by sleepwalking and talking to herself.

ACT 5, SCENE 1

Final words

• she is VULNERABLE

• she is UNABLE TO KILL Duncan herself

• she is UNABLE TO DEAL with the consequence

BUT

• She appeares CRUEL

• Acusses Macbeth to be SOFTNESS

• Wants MASCULINE traits

Lady Macbeth a contradictory character

• THE CHARACTER OF LADY MACBETH : She wasn’t represented to portray a strong woman but for remembering to women to not try to show different traits from their gender role
• PERSONALITY CHANGES: Lady Macbeth is able to exude different personas whenever she wishes, but she never looks like herself in the presence of other people
• LADY MACBETH'S DEATH: She's committing her suicide off-stage probably because Shakespear didin't want the audiance to be thinking too much about this character, feeling that she could be a distraction from the main action unfolding on-stage.

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