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Lady Macbeth’s Desire and Body

Junge Dou
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21013/jems.v18.n1.p1
Abstract
One of the greatest tragedies in the universe, Macbeth exploring the desire, usurpation, fear, and death of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, is Shakespeare’s most compelling study of the nature of evil. In a sense, it is a narrative of desire, both of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, and their desire is dynamic to push the plot forward and to destroy their humanity and integrity. Significantly, Lady Macbeth, who has undergone a fundamental process of physical transformation and mental madness, has a key role to play in the completion of this tragedy. Lady Macbeth presents her narrative of a woman, a wife, a queen, a potential mother, and both a powerful and a fragile female through her marked, and narrative body, which is involved in varied kinds of events and practices, becoming one of the central figures of Macbeth.
Keywords
Shakespeare, Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, desire, body
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