Masculinity

            In the book Macbeth, Shakespeare pushes the relationship between gender and power. He plays with the idea that to have power, you must be a man, which in those days, was pretty much how it worked. He linked values and power to the thought of masculinity, such as courage, pride, and loyalty.

            First, courage is related to manliness because you’re afraid but you face that fear and you get through it.  Lady Macbeth is questioning her husband’s masculini...