Masculinity Flashcards
1
Q
Come, you spirits
That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,
And fill me from the crown to the toe topful
Of direst cruelty!
A
Who? Lady Macbeth
What? She believes that her gender prevents her from fully embracing cruelty, and so wishes to be a man so that she could be evil.
2
Q
When durst you do it , then you were a man
A
Who? Lady Macbeth
What? She is attacking Macbeth’s masculinity and hurting his pride. This is a strategic move to manipulate him to commit evil acts.
