Evil and Gender Archtypes in Macbeth
Title: Evil and Gender Archtypes in Macbeth
Category: Literature / European Literature | Words: 864 | Pages: 3.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
Evil and Gender Archtypes in Macbeth
Evil and Gender Archtypes in Macbeth
At the heart of William Shakespeare's Macbeth is an examination
of the nature of evil and it's many faces and facets. The principal evil characters in the
play, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, are both evil, but the manifestation of evil is different
in each.
Macbeth's evil is a dynamic character trait. He begins the play as a celebrated
hero, loyal to his friends and dedicated to his king. He …
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showed last 75 words of 864 total…all's spent,/ Where our desire is got without content.' (III, ii, 4) Lady Macbeth does
not seem to realize that her greatest advantage in evil is her womanly intelligence. She
makes the plans and handles the emotional and mental consequences of the deed, where
Macbeth is overcome.
Macbeth's evil is physical. Where Lady Macbeth schemes and waits, Macbeth
rushes to violence. His evil is brutal and impatient. His weakness is his inability to
control his mind.
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