1. Macbeth - The Dead Butcher and His Fiend-Like Queen
Lady Macbeth is absent from the opening scenes of Macbeth; this indicates the position of women in an autocratic patriarchy. ... Macbeth is distraught by the impending murder and when Duncan arrives, it is Lady Macbeth who greets him, prompting the king to question: Where is the Thane of Cawdor?' ... In many ways, then, Lady Macbeth is 'fiend-like'; that much is certain. ... Like Lady MacDuff who complains that she has no defence for 'her young ones in her nest' when her husband is absent, so too is Lady Macbeth trapped by her role. ... Despite this certainty, it is...
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