Blog 18: Female Roles in Shakespeare's Macbeth

I agree with the opinions and critique expressed by Thacker of women's roles in Shakespeare's Macbeth. Shakespeare stayed true to what women's roles would be during his time and what could happens to women if they don't fulfill those roles. The female character Lady Macbeth is frustrated because she could not fulfill her duty to provide an heir. Thracker writes "Lady Macbeth is viewed as a tragic heroine because she has not had any children, and therefore feels alone" (Thacker 2). Because of this, she also resorts to 'acquiring power' Crump-Wright writes. Lady Macbeth's actions were "rather predictable for a person desiring power and unable to acquire it in her own right" (Thacker 1).