In the beginning of the play, Lady Macbeth gives the impression of playing the dominant individual among her relationship with her husband. When she reads Macbeth’s letter in Act III, she reprimands her husband for being too soft and kind. She claims that Macbeth is “too full o' th' milk of human kindness” and reaches a conclusion that she must be the one to push her husband toward his prophecy: “Hie thee …show more content…
When Banquo and Macbeth encounter the Three Witches for the first time, Banquo was not able to distinguish the gender of the witches, not only because of their facial features, but also their attire and behavior. He remarks to the group, “You should be women/ And yet your beards forbid me to interpret/ That you are so” (I.III. ). This just shows the high prejudice values that society had during the medieval times. When Hecate is introduced in Act V, she brings upon a new meaning to feminine characteristics. It is revealed that despite the course of action that Macbeth and his wife has chosen for themselves, it was ultimately all controlled by the hands of Hecate, a female