L.Mac is more ambitious than Mac, Discuss

L.Mac is more ambitious than Mac, Discuss

1. LMAC

   • Women during the Jacobean period
     • Had no rights, were passive and submissive
       • Our first appearance of lmac is her reading Macs letter: acting like a typical woman of that period
         • Once she stops reading her full character comes to view
           • The letter seems to unveil her ambitions
   • Starts to create plan
     • Calls for spirits to remove her femmininity so she can persuade Mac to kill D
       • "Unsex me here"
         • juxtaposes the "milk of human kindness" used to describe Mac
           • Already showing how she is more ambitious from the start
           • is aware that although he is ambitious is not as ruthless as she is
         • She has a feeling of need to be queen
           • Could this be a compensation for the fact that she is childless?
             • Trying to fill a void?
               • since she cannot bear children she does not need her femmininity
     • is very aware of what she wants unlike Mac
       • Has a clear ambition
       • Tells Mac what to do
         • "look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under't'

2. Mac

   • Ambition instantly awakens howeve he is aware that it is evil
     • "black and deep desires"
     • Finally decides to let destiny takes its course
       • LMAC DOES NOT LET HIM
         • Judges his manhood to convince him to take part in the murder
   • Instantly has murderous thoughts
     • "My thought whos murder yet is but fantastical"
       • Predictions awaken ambition

3. While ambition was always rooted in Mac, it is clearly lmac who awakens this ambition in him

   • As much as he respected her, no man during the Jacobean time wanted their manhood to be judged by a woman
     • that is why she uses this tactic on him to force him into doing the murder
     • Lmac uses mac as her puppet to get what she wants
       • Has great ambition for becoming queen and states that she is ready to do anything to get there