Gender Politics in "Macbeth"


Term Paper (Advanced seminar), 2008

24 Pages, Grade: 1


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Table of Contents

I. Introduction

II. Gender ideology
1. in the English Renaissance
2. in Renaissance tragedy

III. Gender stereotyping in Macbeth
1. Masculinity
2. Femininity
3. Blurring of categories

IV. Gender conflict in Macbeth
1. Lady Macbeth, the “fiendlike queen”
2. Macbeth, the “butcher”
3. Macbeth - an inversion of gender roles?

V. Conclusion

VI. Bibliography

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Title
Gender Politics in "Macbeth"
College
University of Heidelberg  (Anglistisches Seminar)
Course
Shakespeare’s Tragedies – Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear
Grade
1
Author
Year
2008
Pages
24
Catalog Number
V163079
ISBN (eBook)
9783640770762
ISBN (Book)
9783640771257
File size
515 KB
Language
English
Keywords
Gender, Politics, Macbeth
Quote paper
Katharina Herrmann (Author), 2008, Gender Politics in "Macbeth", Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/163079

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