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

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.

When she looked at herself in the mirror she fled her home to never return. And all this happened because Medusa fell in love with Poseidon and got married. Medusa’s Ex

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).

This quote depicts Macbeth hallucinating as a result of the stress caused by the murder he is about to commit (the “bloody business”). Originally, Macbeth imagines a dagger floating in the air directly in front of him with drops of blood gradually appearing and covering both the blade and handle. He eventually comes to the realization the dagger is just a figment of his imagination and the thought of killing Duncan is conjuring up these unnerving images. Subsequently, the king’s imminent death, in conjunction with the presence of blood on the dagger clearly illustrates how the image of blood is represented in this quote. By appearing on the dagger itself, blood foreshadows the untimely demise of Duncan, as it will be his blood staining the dagger which took his life. Furthermore, by referring to the murder of Duncan as “bloody business”, the image of blood is once again reinforced, and in addition, it highlights an immoral aspect of Macbeth’s character, as such a savage murder reveals a ruthless side of him which we have only witnessed on the battlefield (I.ii.18-25).

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

The second representation of blood as aforementioned, is that of betrayal. Lady Macbeth initiates this theme when she utters the words, "make thick my blood", before helping to frame the guards for the murder of Duncan.  The notion of making ones blood thick attempts to communicate how Lady Macbeth wants to become remorseless and insensitive.  However the irony is established since she also feels guilty and trepidation for the crime of treason she is about to commit.  Lady Macbeth understands that the symbolic of use of blood is treacherous and if she places Duncan's blood on the guards the blame will be diverted from Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. We are told this by the following lines, "smear the sleepy grooms with blood. If he do bleed, I'll gild the faces of the grooms withal, for it must seem their guilt."

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

<br>Medea seeks vengeance with the same forceful determination to rectify the situation as a man would. A woman seeking revenge challenges society's view of women as weak and passive. Medea will go to great lengths to hurt Jason for the wrongs he has done to her.

In the myth Perseus tells the story of Medusa by Ovid the series of events leading up to how Medusa's head is cut off by Perseus and how Medusa becomes a monster is explained. In the myth, when Perseus decides to defeat Medusa, she is seen as a villain. On the contrary, when the story of how Medusa turns into a monster unfolds, she can be seen as a victim. When Perseus reaches Medusa's lair, he observes the victims of her powers and has the constant thought that he could lose his life and mission by simply looking into Medusa's eyes. She is seen as the villain when Perseus goes to Medusa's lair and successfully defeats her, but nonetheless Perseus is affected by Medusa's awe inspiring appearance, "Nevertheless, he had himself looked at the

To conclude, Medea’s actions can be seen an act of desperation from her side, as she realises that her functional life in Greece is practically over: she is a woman with no man, therefore no rights. Although through her barbaric background and natural cunningness, she forges a plan to escape this miserable prospect of her life, her actions, as terrible and inhumane as they are, empower her to free herself from her discriminating

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.

Commonly considered one of Euripides greatest pieces, Medea is an insightful depiction of how a woman’s love for her husband, churns into a gruesome revenge scheme against him. This tragedy illustrates a tale of a woman who challenges Greek societal norms. In the era that the story takes place; women are often seen in submissive roles. However, the play’s main character, Medea, challenges their customs through her actions against the Kingdom of Corinth and Jason.

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.

Medusa was a murder victim. Medusa’s head was looked at as a treaured item, her eyes would turn people into stone. Perseus, Zeus’s son, a Greek hero, and a monster slayer was sent on a mission. Perseus’ mission was to chop Medusa’s head off to use her eyes to