Role of Gender in Macbeth, The Crucible, The Maltese Falcon, and The Sun Also Rises

Since Adam and Eve in that respect has been gay and woman, and since thence there has been conflict over gender roles. Over time many an(prenominal) perceptions about gender roles have been born. These perceptions can aid individuals, however in the case of the characters in Macbeth by William Shakespe ar, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett, and The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemmingway, these perceptions are devastating. These men fall victim to the perceptions of their gender and the women in their lives. The perception of gender roles and the pressure to live up to these are used to manipulate the characters and lead to their eventual downfall.
Macbeth allows himself to be controlled by both the witches and Lady Macbeth. After being decided by the deuce-ace witches and Lady Macbeth to kill Duncan, Macbeth feels remorse. Lady Macbeth fixing this mocks Macbeth and says, What beast wast, then / That made you durst do it, then you were a man; / And to be more than what you were, you would / Be so much more the man (Shakespeare I.vii. 47-51). Lady Macbeth questions Macbeths manhood and insults him for showing qualities of a womanish. Because of Macbeths inability to endanger characteristics of a man Lady Macbeth has to display these characteristics.



By displaying these characteristics she becomes similar to the three witches. Lady Macbeths influence over Macbeth is very similar to the witches, Lady Macbeths power as a female temptress allies her in a general way with the witches as soon as we see her. The specifics of that implied alliance begin to emerge as she attempts to harden herself in preparation for hardening her husband (Adelman). Both the witches and Lady Macbeth salute complete control over Macbeth. By attacking and skeptical Macbeths manhood Lady Macbeth illustrates her power over him, The fears of female coercion, female definition of the male, that are initially located cosmically in the witches thus find their ultimate locus...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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