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Aristotle, Aquinas, and Augustine.Women are "evil" because sex is "evil" and women are the embodiment of sex and desire while men are the embodiment of reason and mind. Scroll down. There are numerous postings in regard to this subject.
Gertrude is "evil" because she desires Claudius. (If we are to believe Hamlet)
Lady M is "evil" because she thinks more like a man than does her husband. She desires power - which is unseemly. Also, check out 1.7 "I have given suck..." through the end of her speech. Very unladylike indeed.
Regan and Goneril are, of course, desirous of Edmund. Read some of Edmund's monolouges, you should find some good quotes to use in your paper.
Hope this was helpful and not stuff you already knew.
Posted by Lillith on April 16, 1997 at 09:02:34
In Reply to "Sexual transgression and gendering of evil in Lady Macbeth & Gertrude" posted by Jenessa on April 15, 1997 at 14:26:35
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