MacEssay Skeleton

Thesis Statement: Lady Macbeth is not evil, merely a victim to her insecurities and flaws

1st Paragraph
-She is insecure
     -She sees it fit to deceive Macbeth into thinking she is powerful, when she truly does not have the resolve to do the deeds she speaks of
     -This is because some of her needs (Maslow's) are not being met

2nd Paragraph
-This insecurity is in her inferior female status
     -She frequently mentions discarding her femininity for power
          -She links power with masculinity
               -She wants to be masculine
     -This insecurity threatens are freedom/safety needs
     -She thus strives for the highest female position possible; Queen

3rd Paragraph
-This insecurity drives her to her death
     -The events she puts into motion were so she could gain control
          -But when Macbeth came into power, she lost this control
               -Unable to deal with her failure, she exhibits many traits of stress (ie sleepwalking), and eventually kills herself

Conclusion
-In another time, she would have been a leader in women's suffrage
-In her barbaric society, however, she becomes selfish and attempts to gain control for herself
     -Thus, this selfishness and the background that gave her her insecurities are truly to blame; Were it not for her influence the witches prophecies would have been useless against Macbeth