Question

In Shakespeare’s time, there were very definite ideas about how men and women differed. In Macbeth, Shakespeare suggests that violence is a more inherently male behavior.
Which incidents in the play help convey that idea?

Select each correct answer.

Lady Macbeth refuses to fight in the final battle to protect her husband, instead locking herself in her room at Dunsinane.

Lady Macduff suggests that her husband leave the country and find safety in England rather than fight Macbeth.

Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth she should have only male children because of her unusual strength and ambition.

Lady Macbeth asks the spirits to “unsex her” to make her more masculine so that she can go through with the plan to murder Duncan.

Answer 1

Lady M asks the spirits to "unsex me" to make her go through with murdering king duncan.

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answers are C) Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth she should have only male children because of her unusual strength and ambition and also D) Lady Macbeth asks the spirits to "unsex her" to make her more masculine so that she can go through with the plan to murder Duncan.

Explanation:

In these sentences, masculitnity is explicitly equated to violence or physical strength. It is implied that males are inherently more agressive than females, and Lady Macbeth asks the spirits to strip away her female ature so she could become more cruel and plot against Duncan.