Monet Edmundson's Blog - Posts Tagged "lady-macbeth"
Ladies Hold a Grudge
Happy 2nd day of Shakespeare week! Already I have a ton of Goodreads articles concerning this theme stacked up to read later and I heard that BBC might be arranging something amazing on this Saturday for the Bard's birthday. :) Hopefully this is more than a rumor, because BBC creates genius.
Anyway today's topic is focused on Shakespearean characters that make readers shiver, scream, and want to run in the other direction. I've noticed that the male villains in Shakespeare's works get a fair amount of attention, but the females can be just as manipulative and sly. Without a doubt, my "Favorite Female Villain" would be Lady Macbeth.
I read Macbeth first outside of high school. At the time, teachers had told me that I wasn't yet old enough to read the play. However, I threw caution to the wind and quickly became enthralled with the text.
Nearly all the characters I found fascinating, but Lady Macbeth impressed me the most with her outright boldness and clever nature. She was much more impressive than any of the scheming high school girls I had known. I honestly believed she could take over an entire kingdom without the help of her husband. Her character appealed to me in a world filled with witches and high-stakes politics. I'd enjoy reading a book from her perspective that details her quest for power, as I view Lady Macbeth as a role model for Maleficent, just less made up by Disney.
For me Lady Macbeth really came alive when I saw her in the Macbeth opera. Maybe this display drew me in because of my Italian roots, but it still showed a mature heroine who wasn't like all the other characters around her. Sometimes it can be scary and thrilling to realize that you're the most apt and determined person in the room.
Tomorrow I'll explore a specific work written by Shakespeare.
Until then, here's the link for yesterday's post all about heroines:
https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...
Anyway today's topic is focused on Shakespearean characters that make readers shiver, scream, and want to run in the other direction. I've noticed that the male villains in Shakespeare's works get a fair amount of attention, but the females can be just as manipulative and sly. Without a doubt, my "Favorite Female Villain" would be Lady Macbeth.
I read Macbeth first outside of high school. At the time, teachers had told me that I wasn't yet old enough to read the play. However, I threw caution to the wind and quickly became enthralled with the text.
Nearly all the characters I found fascinating, but Lady Macbeth impressed me the most with her outright boldness and clever nature. She was much more impressive than any of the scheming high school girls I had known. I honestly believed she could take over an entire kingdom without the help of her husband. Her character appealed to me in a world filled with witches and high-stakes politics. I'd enjoy reading a book from her perspective that details her quest for power, as I view Lady Macbeth as a role model for Maleficent, just less made up by Disney.
For me Lady Macbeth really came alive when I saw her in the Macbeth opera. Maybe this display drew me in because of my Italian roots, but it still showed a mature heroine who wasn't like all the other characters around her. Sometimes it can be scary and thrilling to realize that you're the most apt and determined person in the room.
Tomorrow I'll explore a specific work written by Shakespeare.
Until then, here's the link for yesterday's post all about heroines:
https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...
