Lady Macbeth [FAST]

: In a society where women were expected to be submissive and nurturing, she demands "direst cruelty".

: She asks for her blood to be thickened to block out "compunctious visitings of nature," effectively attempting to surgically remove her conscience to facilitate murder. Manipulation and Agency Lady Macbeth

Lady Macbeth’s quest for power begins with a literal and symbolic rejection of her womanhood. In Act 1, Scene 5, she famously implores spirits to "unsex me here" and replace her "milk for gall". : In a society where women were expected

The Paradox of Power: Lady Macbeth’s Subversion and Self-Destruction Introduction Lady Macbeth