Masculinity and Trad. Gender roles in Macbeth by Zainab Siddiqui

Inverness, UK

zainabsiddiqui3256 — 2024-11-12 14:49:31 UTC

"My hands are of your color, but I shame to wear a heart so white." --LMB said this to MB, taking a jab at his masculinity, shaming him for being a man yet feeling guilty over their deed, while she, a woman, doesn't. LMB is smart, perceptive, cold-hearted, manipulative, controlling, ambitious, conniving, and strong-willed.

Inverness Airport, Dalcross, Inverness, UK

zainabsiddiqui3256 — 2024-11-12 14:52:57 UTC

"When you durst do it, then you were a man." --LMB to MB, explaining that MB isn't a true man if he doesn't keep his word that he'll kill Duncan. This tells the audience that LMB is manipulative, strong-willed, and clever.

Inverness Castle, Castle, Inverness, UK

zainabsiddiqui3256 — 2024-11-12 14:56:02 UTC

"Come, you spirits ... unsex me here, and fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full of direst cruelty!" --LMB praying to a deity to be removed of the typically gentle nature of a woman so she is able to commit the deed of murdering Duncan, Scotland's king. That shows the audience how cold-hearted and conniving she is.

Washington D.C., DC

zainabsiddiqui3256 — 2024-11-12 15:01:48 UTC

The masculinity of Donald J. Trump has long been seen as a strength by him and his advisors, especially after his "fight, fight, fight" rally after his assassination attempt. He is currently vying against the first female president. Tim Walz, potential VP, embodies the characteristics of traditional masculinity. However, during a DNC event on Monday, Walz shared that a "trick" he had learned in life was to "surround yourself with smart women and listen to them, and you'll do just fine." Trump's entire campaign, in contrast, was "staged as the big man who's going to be in charge and he's the one who can get the job done," according to Union College political scientist Lori Marso.

Gwinnett County, GA

zainabsiddiqui3256 — 2024-11-12 15:05:11 UTC

When I was 12 years old, I wished to join my school's basketball team. However, my dad believed that women shouldn't play sports, and he discouraged me from signing up. He also refused to pay for my uniform, equipment, and other necessities. Determined to prove him wrong, I joined the team anyway, depleting my savings to buy everything I needed. A year later, at the awards ceremony, I won the award of the Most Improved Player.