Masculinity Flashcards

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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.

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When durst you do it , then you were a man

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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.

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