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- Act I Scene v Line 39-42
- Come, you spiritsThat tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full Of direst cruelty!
- Act II Scene ii Line 8-11
- I have drugg'd their possets, That death and nature do content about them, Whether they live or die.
- Act III Scene iv Line 61-62
- Are you a man?
- Lady Macbeth is using a oxymoron to call to the spirits for them to make her more manly so she can help commit the murder of Duncan. This quote is an example of gender theory because Lady Macbeth wants the spirits to make her manly which women are not. She is asking the spirits to make her stronger and toughen her up which are more traits of a man.
- Act IV Scene i Line 109-110
- I will be satisfied: deny me this, And an eternal curse fall on you!
- Lady Macbeth is using foreshadowing, she foreshadows the death of Duncan. Also she plays a role in the murder of Duncan while in future murders she does not help her husband at all. This quote fits the theme of Gender Theory because Lady Macbeth is acting more manly than women are perceived. She has a big role in the murder of Duncan which makes her seem more manly than she actually is.
- Act IV Scene iii Line 226-228
- I shall do so; But I must also feel it as a man
- Dispute it like a man
- Lady Macbeth is using a rhetorical question, she questions Macbeths manhood and his ambition after he sees the ghost of Banquo. This quote fits the theme of gender theory because Lady Macbeth questions Macbeths manhood.
- Act V Scene viii Line 15-16
- Tell thee, Macduff was from his mother's womb Untimely ripp'd
- Macbeth uses a hyperbole to express that an eternal curse will fall on the witches. However, Macbeth cannot place a eternal curse of the witches or a curse in general. He exaggerates when he says an eternal curse will fall upon them. This quote fits the theme of gender theory because Macbeth thinks he is better than the witches and that he can boss them around.
- Macduff uses irony because men are not expected to feel upset and show emotion but Macduff does. This connects to gender theory because men are expected to get revenge and put up a front/act like a man but Macduff wants to show emotion. He want's to feel upset about his family's murder.
- Macduff uses imagery to express to Macbeth how he was not born from a women but was born of a c-section. He uses the words ripp'd and womb to further help you create an image in your mind of what happened. This quote fits the theme of gender theory because c-section is not considered a natural birth.
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