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In Shakespeare’s //Macbeth//, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth equate masculinity with naked aggression, and whenever they converse about manhood, violence follows. Lady Macbeth guilts Macbeth into Duncan’s murder by questioning his masculinity and says “ What beast was ’t, then, that made you break this enterprise to me? When you durst do it, then you were a man…” (1.7.47-49). Lady Macbeth feels that he was once a man, when he dared to take Duncan’s life; now that he is having doubts and wanting to back down, she says that he is no longer a man. Eventually she takes it to the extent that not only is he less of a man for going back on his word, but that she is more of a man than him. Lady Macbeth says “I would, while it was smiling in my face, have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums and dashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you have done to this.” (1.7.56-59). The fact that Lady Macbeth would kill her own offspring if she had sworn to just shows her character and aggression towards Macbeth when he questions her decisions. It is Lady Macbeth who sad Duncan must die in order for Macbeth to become king. She is willing to do whatever it takes to get what she wants. Macbeth’s conscious clearly doesn't agree with what his forthcoming actions, nonetheless, he proceeds to kill Duncan, “Whiles I threat, he lives. Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath gives […]I go, and it is done.” (2.1.61-63). Macbeth is losing more courage as Duncan stays alive, he feels that he must go complete the task at hand. At this point Macbeth knows that he’s going to kill Duncan, there’s no turning back. Lady Macbeth questioning his manhood is the extra push that drives Macbeth over the edge and convinces him to step up and murder Duncan.  
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