Thesis: In Macbeth, characters are constantly trying to prove their
masculinity, however, doing so is unobtainable.
To begin, proving one’s manliness by doing the right
thing ends in failure. Macduff tries to prove his
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manliness by going in search of Malcolm for the good
of the country, which is now in tyranny at the hands of
Macbeth. However, his wife interprets his actions as
being unmanly and those of an uncaring husband. She
states, “Wisdom! To leave his babes,/His mansion and
his titles, in a place/From whence himself does fly? He
loves us not (Shakespeare V.v.59-61). Lady Macduff
misinterprets Macduff’s altruistic motives, thus
rendering his act of manliness unsuccessful and
ultimately an impossible pursuit.
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the explanation of how
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The main thesis is
integrated (and
restated) into the
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