Treatment Of Women In Lady Macbeth

In the poem Perseus by Robert Hayden, Medusa is seen through the eyes of Perseus as he witnesses her daunting features. In the beginning of the poem, Medusa is asleep while the snakes that make up her hair are completely awake and ready to turn innocent people into stone. Further more, in order to prevent his death Perseus observes Medusa through his mirroring shield and is astounded by the image and has the strong urge to directly look at the being before him but is fighting the urge to do so, "Her sleeping head with its great gelid mass of serpents torpidly astir burned into the mirroring shield -- a scathing image dire as hated truth the mind accepts at last and festers on," (Hayden Lines 1-6). As a result of her infamous legacy Perseus

Superficially, Medea is a critique of relations between men and women, the struggle between Jason and Medea; then the struggle between Creon and Medea. However at the deeper level, Medea is a critique of the quality and state of the contemporary culture of Euripides (Arrowsmith 361). The unique symbolism is that

Now it depends Medusa’s Life As A Child Medusa’s life was not that bad. She was the daughter of 2 gods. She swore to Athena to be a

How she is using language, structure and form. Duffy presents Medusa as empowered by her transformation. She refuses to play the victim, weak and powerless. Instead she accepts her fate and becomes dangerous and dominate. She has been transformed into a gorgon a hideous creature but she directs her anger and aggression towards the reader.

     In the play ‘Macbeth’, Shakespeare uses brutal imagery, with association of blood.  The mood of disgust and horror towards the characters and setting is established by the references to the universal representation of death and pain. The first mention of blood seems to establish a sense of honor. The second mention of blood seems to communicate betrayal.  Lastly the third allusion of blood appears to establish a sense of guilt All of these images of blood help develop the atmosphere and scene and contribute to the over all drama of the play.

Seneca writes Medea as a woman who is not in control of her emotions but rather allows her emotions to control her. She is all about revenge on the man who she loved after he betrays her. The ideal of revenge witchcraft will follow women all the way to the early modern

How did she come to this situation? Medusa's narrative is deeply intertwined with themes of transformation, power and victimization, and her story varies significantly across sources. Originating from Greek mythology, Medusa's name, meaning "guardian

Not only were her looks affected, but she is completely cut off from everyone. Everyone she once knew. She could not look at anyone without turning them into stone. Medusa was issolated to an island where she would be alone. Nobody would want to be with her. Medusa was cursed with deadly snakes as hair. Medusa lost everything, as the result of being raped. In the film, Medusa completely transformed and her entire life was changed. She was afraid and sad. She was now considered a monster and everyone fears her. Athena should not have been so harsh on Medusa. Athena felt betrayed, but it was not Medusa’s fault that she was raped. Medusa’s whole life was now changed forever. In the film, it showed Medusa being alone on her island and people coming to try to chop her head off. Medusa was not a monster. She cannot help but look at people, and what would one expect her to do when she is being attacked for her head. Medusa’s name is occasionaly used to scare children into things. Such as cleaning their room or finsihing their plate. The child’s parents might tell them that Medusa will get him/her if they do not do what the parents want them to. Medusa was not a villian, she was cursed, not evil at heart.

Medea questions the firmly held belief in Greek society that women are weak and passive. Wanting revenge on Jason for his betrayal of her, Medea must take control of the situation, a stereotypical masculine quality. Though she cannot become a man or take power like a man, she perceives her

At this point in the play, the image of blood is undoubtedly becoming more intense as Macbeth is beginning to expedite the prophecy of the witches (I.iii.50-53). Originally, blood referred to murder, and

Lady Macbeth starts this off when she asks the spirits to "make thick [her] blood"(1.5.50). What she is saying by this, is that she wants to make herself insensitive and remorseless for the deed she is hoping to commit. However, she forces Macbeth to do the deed. Right before killing Duncan, Macbeth sees a dagger floating in the air leading him to Duncan?s room and he sees "on the blade and dudgeon gouts of blood"(2.1.58), indicating that the knife has been viciously stabbed into someone. This is a Lady Macbeth knows that the evidence of blood is a treacherous symbol, and knows it will deflect the guilt from her and Macbeth to the servants when she says "If he do bleed, I?ll gild the faces of the grooms withal, for it must seem their guilt"(2.2.71-73).

Medusa was born in Ancient Greece, on October 31, 2111 B.C to Phorcys and Ceto. She graduated from Freaky Figurines High School, and received a degree in Awkward Effigy from Deceased Modeling of Greece University. Medusa is still drooling over the Sea God Poseidon (who she has no chance with whatsoever) that looks way better than her, which is obvious he doesn't have snakes for hair. She lived in Ancient Greece for her whole life with Poseidon tell they snuck into Athena’s castle. Which is the whole reason she was cursed along with her sisters who cursed her.

As Bernard Knox and others have shown, she also is a woman whose behavior and motivation are cast in a male rather than a female mode and follow the male heroic code of honor and revenge. Medea thus comes to embody the problem of defining the nature of woman; and the female chorus is left just as puzzled as the everyone else.

<br>Medea dwells in self-pity until contriving a scheme that will avenge her hurt. Wallowing in self contempt is generally a quality attributed to women by society. Medea is so unhappy with herself after her marriage with Jason ended that she wanted to die.

lady Macbeth asks the spirits "Make thick my blood." In this quote she wants to make