’m sick and tired of listening to the cheerleaders, screaming and shouting for the football team every Sunday morning.
Over the past generations, girls are wearing a short skirt, crop top, and a high ponytail with the two pom poms on their hands, cheering up and shouting from the top of their lungs for masculine boys who were running around the oval. But, instead of telling boys how ‘incredible’ they are, now is the time to swap it all around. Let them boys stand out there and be a cheerleader for us girls. Is that too much to ask? Even now, our society has a set of ideas about how we expect men and women to dress, behave, and present themselves. For example, girls and women are generally expected to dress in typically feminine ways, be polite, accommodating, and nurturing. But, men are expected differently, they were expected to be strong, aggressive, and bold.
They say, “behind every successful man there is a woman!” this is because every woman is raised up to make the world a better place. The idea of us modern girls just sitting on the sidelines cheering up the guys and reward them for what a woman can do, is ridiculous! It is time for us all to
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For example, in the play, Lady Macbeth transcend her role from a stereotypical woman to a woman with a masculine soul inhabiting a female body. By taking all her fear out to stand up to help her husband, Macbeth, and because of Lady Macbeth; we now have a woman like Michelle Obama. Michelle Obama is a mother of two, but she is also known as an iconic role model for women today. She has inspired and stunned the nation with her intelligence and empathetic nature. She is seen as a role model for people of every kind across the nation. She was a woman in power who did not uphold the expectations constructed by society. In addition, she also helps her husband lead the
In certain situations, women are the downfall of men. Macbeth is a prime example on how women influence men. We are going to probe into the hidden lives of Lord and Lady Macbeth, and show how without Lady Macbeth, Macbeth would have lived and prospered.
This essay earned a 89/100. it was a lot of work considering the lines from macbeth for textual support.
Four hundred and seven years ago William Shakespeare’s, The Tragedy of Macbeth is performed for the first time at The Globe theatre. The Tragedy of Macbeth capture its audience by using a wide range of emotions giving its audience the uncontrollable feeling of catharsis. This well known tragedy tells the story of a great hero who earns the crown of Cawdor and Glamis because he wins the battle for his people against the scottish; this great thane goes by the name Macbeth. He is once known for his kindness and good heart; but, later transforms to a ruthless tyrant thirsting for more power, killing anyone and everyone who stands in his way including: the current king of.., his best friend, and the innocent. Macbeth proves that it is human nature
There was a common saying, “Behind every great man there's a great woman”. The men, Macbeth and Winston Smith in Shakespeare’s Macbeth and George Orwell’s 1984 may not be considered as the “great man” however, both Lady Macbeth and Julia are good examples that can be presented as the “great woman” behind the men. Both Lady Macbeth and Julia do an excellent job of pretending to be someone who they are not, they are not only affecting the men in their lives to rethink their previous position but also have a bad ending accompanied with physical and psychological issues.
Though this seems despotic, recent reports say that she was just like any other ruler, and was blamed for events that would also have occurred under any other’s rule. Perhaps the saying
In the play ‘’Macbeth’’ by William Shakespeare Macbeth struggles with his conscience and the fear of eternal domination if he assassinates King Duncan. Lady Macbeth’s conflict arises when Macbeth’s courage begins to falter. Lady Macbeth is has a cruel, venomous, evil personality in which no man can escape from her wrath and raging power. Lady Macbeth is like a black widow who utilizes aggressive and ruthless tactics to persuade Macbeth to commit the assassination. This cruel minded woman utilizes the power of manipulation and reverse psychology to get what she desires.
The concept and perception of gender has changed radically from Shakespeare’s time to now, yet the perceptions of women and the limitations placed on them remain shockingly similar. William Shakespeare’s shortest tragedy, Macbeth, addresses gender concerns and the role of women in power positions. The play was written for King James VI of Scotland and I of England as he took the throne during a transitional period in the country’s history. The succession of King James marked the long-desired transition from a matriarchy to a patriarchy. Considering the historical context and Shakespeare’s affinity for King James, some Shakespearean critics hold Lady Macbeth responsible for the political, moral, and personal destruction in the play, as well
When considering a dilemma, we usually turn towards those we love for advice, since they are the ones to whom we listen. In William Shakespears' Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is greatly responsible for the killing of King Duncan. Lady Macbeth reveals her secret evil nature, which pushes her towards her evil doings. Once Macbeth learns his prophecy to be king, she immediately convinces and persuades Macbeth into following her plan. Towards the end, when the crimes have been committed, Lady Macbeth shows weakness and guilt for her evil deeds.
In Amy Moritz’s article, “Cheerleading: Not Just for Sidelines Anymore,” also explains this by saying, “For decades, female athletes were relegated to the sidelines - physically and metaphorically speaking. The cheerleader, the girl who looked pretty and cheered for the boys, became a symbol for many women's sports activists and second-wave feminists of the place athletically inclined females occupied in the sport world” (660). This quote from Moritz proves that the students and administration in my high school didn’t come up with these stereotypes by themselves and it also explains how cheerleaders are stereotyped as girls who only cheer for the skirt and for attention from males. This quote ties into my thesis because these examples are how the students and administration in my high school think of us. The Lake High School Cheerleading team is breaking this stereotype by cheering competitively. In this competitive routine, we have to tumble, dance, cheer, jump and sometimes stunt to music for two minutes and 30 seconds straight without stopping. To be able to do this, we condition daily, go to private tumbling classes to improve our tumbling skills individually and as a squad, and we also practice many times during the week to perfect the routine. It takes great athletic ability to be able to perform a
Women have always been the backbone of human civilization, whether it be in ancient times or even in the modern era. However, they are oppressed and not given the same fundamental, human rights as men, like access to education, leaving this discrimination and sexism to span over prolonged periods of time. Specifically, sexism is seen during the Elizabethan Era of history when William Shakespeare writes his prominent dramatic piece, Macbeth. In Shakespeare’s tragedy, the prevalent theme of sexism is depicted in the play when Lady Macbeth, a character of strength and ambition, is shown as manipulative and inevitably weak when Shakespeare portrays her eventual downfall and suicide. Throughout the world today, the many different forms of sexism
Gender is evidently out of its traditional order within the play, and thus the three chosen exemplar characters to showcase this are Lady Macbeth, the Witches, and Macbeth. In saying this, Lady Macbeth is a clear example of how the traditional characteristics of a woman are non-existent as they are taken over by masculinity and strength. The witches challenge their womanhood due to the power they hold and attributes they have, all while Macbeth challenges his gender as he shows femininity through weakness and fretfulness.
William Shakespeare’s Macbeth tells the story of a general who commits regicide in order to become king. Early in the play, Macbeth is conflicted as to weather or not he wants to kill his kinsman the king. In the first two acts Macbeth is not portrayed as a ruthless killer; he is a sympathetic character who succumbs to the provocation of his wife and a prophecy foretold by three mysterious witches. In contrast, Lady Macbeth is a manipulative, immoral woman. Her ambition is so strong that she is willing to do anything to see her husband succeed. However, in the third act things begin to change. The death of the king and lord and lady Macbeth’s rise to power catalyze profound transformation in their personalities.
When anything in life first begins to grow, it begins as a seed. The seed of a plant, or of a thought, or of an idea. Once created, the seed can do one of two things. It can grow, or it can die. Shakespeare’s play Macbeth tells the story of an innocent man who is turned evil from the seeds planted by those around him, allowing readers to explore the repetition of growth and how it is implied through characters. Throughout the play, growth is used to display Macbeth and Banquo as foil characters, show Banquo’s “goodness” through positive imagery, and to show Macbeth’s “evilness” through negative growth imagery. By analyzing Shakespeare’s use of growth imagery, critical readers recognize that growth enforces the idea that growth triumphs evil, embodied in the actions and consequences of Macbeth and Banquo as they make one of two crucial choices? Good, or evil?
After reading the play, Macbeth, the similarities and differences between the painting, Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth, and the play begin to appear, however there are more similarities making the painting accurately expressing the character of Lady Macbeth. The painting, Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth, was first created in 1889 by a man named John Singer Sargent. Sargent came up with the idea right after he saw Macbeth on the opening night in 1888. At the first performance of the play, Sargent was stunned by Ellen Terry’s presence that he wanted to do a piece of art. First, he had to influence her
She is unhappy with her husband like most wives seem to be in this book, and she defies stereotypes by being incredibly feisty and talkative. Though she comes from a society that dictated who she would marry before she was even born - something that seems archaic, foreign, and even alien in today’s societal norms - she is not powerless. She spends eight