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The play ‘Macbeth' was written by William Shakespeare in 1606, however Shakespeare set ‘Macbeth' in the mid eleventh century. At the time in which the play is set life was much different and women played a distinct role in a family. Women were supposed to be domesticated and very maternal. They did not go to work, they stayed at home and cooked, cleaned and looked after their children. The main female protagonist in this play is the antithesis of a typical mid eleventh century woman. Lady Macbeth is a strong manipulative female who seems to be more dominant than her husband Macbeth. Lady Macbeth also does not seem at all maternal, there is evidence in the text to suggest that she has given birth before but due to lack of medical knowledge her child most likely died at birth. This experience caused her to become desensitised and released her of all maternal instinct which were the distinctive characteristics of a woman.
‘Macbeth' was one the four main tragic plays that......

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