Women In MacBeth (play and movie version)
I wanted to expand on my discussion question. My discussion question said:
"I think it is very interesting how they portray women in MacBeth. First of all, Lady MacBeth, in my opinion, is literally the center of all the evil that happens in the book. She works undercover and uses her angles to get what she wants, whereas in the books we’ve read in the past, women don’t really even get a role like that and are just portrayed as scared and helpless."
I think Lady MacBeth does a really great job of using her sexuality and lust to her advantage, as well as her manipulating skills. All in all, she is a great, evil character.
The other roles that I thought were very interesting were the Weird Sisters. They have everyone’s lives and futures in their hands. They are extremely powerful and fearless. Again, that is not what we have seen in the past books we have read.
The last thought is that but I thought it was super interesting and cool that in the movie of MacBeth, they axed Lennox's character out and had Macduff's wife say those lines, as well as one of her children. I wonder what the intentions were behind it, though. Was it to make sure that a woman has a larger role? Was it because they were too lazy to try and fit in a new character? Who knows.
Overall, in this book, I think it is safe to say that females play bigger roles.
"I think it is very interesting how they portray women in MacBeth. First of all, Lady MacBeth, in my opinion, is literally the center of all the evil that happens in the book. She works undercover and uses her angles to get what she wants, whereas in the books we’ve read in the past, women don’t really even get a role like that and are just portrayed as scared and helpless."
I think Lady MacBeth does a really great job of using her sexuality and lust to her advantage, as well as her manipulating skills. All in all, she is a great, evil character.
The other roles that I thought were very interesting were the Weird Sisters. They have everyone’s lives and futures in their hands. They are extremely powerful and fearless. Again, that is not what we have seen in the past books we have read.
The last thought is that but I thought it was super interesting and cool that in the movie of MacBeth, they axed Lennox's character out and had Macduff's wife say those lines, as well as one of her children. I wonder what the intentions were behind it, though. Was it to make sure that a woman has a larger role? Was it because they were too lazy to try and fit in a new character? Who knows.
Overall, in this book, I think it is safe to say that females play bigger roles.
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