Part one of term paper
Gender roles play a huge role in Macbeth, and the proper gender principles in women are defined very clearly in the play just as the devaluation of these gender roles are as clearly defined. The natural role of women seem is to be a good supporting wife and care for the children. They're roles are represented in Macbeth through images suc ...

Part two of term paper
... but display characteristics that would define them as men. In fact at first, neither Macbeth nor Banquo are really sure whether the witches are female or not. "[T]hey are aggressive and authoritative, but seem to have power only to create petty mischeif" Although , unlike the witches, it does not show phisically, perhaps the biggest example of devaluation of the female gender role occurs in Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth showed many features that attributed to her reversed gender role. Her " obdura ...