Lady Macbeth wears the pants

In my opinion, I think Lady Macbeth wears the pants in the relationship between her and Macbeth. She is constantly giving orders and saving the day when Macbeth screws everything up. In Act 1, Scene 5 of the play, Macbeth, Lady Macbeth says, "The raven himself is hoarse That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan Under my battlements. Come, you spirits That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe topful Of direst cruelty!" In this quote, Lady Macbeth demands to "unsex" her, which means that she should be a man just because of how much power she has and how much ruling she actually does in being a woman. In this quote, she also unsure about the manhood that Macbeth holds, so she asks to be stripped of her feminine characteristics and to be given the same power as a man. Lady Macbeth also wants to pursue in killing Duncan so that her husband, Macbeth, can become the owner of the Scottish crown. The idea of murdering King Duncan is all apart of Lady Macbeth's mind. She is the mastermind behind this murder! And lastly, another way that Lady Macbeth clearly shows her dominance in the relationship is that she saved the day whenever Macbeth was hallucinating the ghost at the state dinner. Macbeth claimed to be seeing the ghost of Banquo, whom he killed, at the dinner and all of his guests were kinda freaking out. Lady Macbeth saved the scene by telling the guests that Macbeth has been ill since he was a small child and that they should all leave since he needs to rest. So, in conclusion, Lady Macbeth is definitely the powerhouse in her marriage between her and Macbeth. Girl power rules.

Macbeth is an Owl?????

In reading Macbeth, it may be quite challenging, difficult, and at times completely annoying to try to comprehend. But, I have come across a line in which I surprisingly understand. In Act 2, Scene 4 of the play, the Old Man says to Ross, "Tis unnatural, Even like the deed that’s done. On Tuesday last, A falcon, tow'ring in her pride of place, Was by a mousing owl hawked at and killed." This quote flickered on a light bulb in my brain because in reality, it is highly unusual for an owl to kill a hawk. First off, owls only come out at night, whereas a falcon hunts its prey during the day. Secondly, like the quote says, a falcon usually flys very high in its own territory, which does not include owls in any way. Owls stay quite low to the land at night to try to hunt their prey, such as mice. It is very unnatural for a owl to even come in contact with a falcon, let alone kill one. But in the play, the audience can infer that the old man speaks of symbolizes Macbeth himself when he kills Duncan, which is the King, who also symbolizes the falcon. The King, who is at the top of the kingdom, just like the falcon high in the sky, gets murdered by Macbeth, who kills him at night, which is an owl's favorite time to come out and hunt. In conclusion, like Macbeth killing Duncan, it is unnatural for an owl to kill a falcon.