In shakespeare’s time, there were very definite ideas about how men and women differed. in macbeth, shakespeare suggests that violence is a more inherently male behavior. which incidents in the play convey that idea? select each correct answer. a. the murders of duncan, banquo, macduff's family, and macbeth are all carried out by men rather than women. b. lady macbeth says she could not kill duncan because he looked like her father while he was sleeping. c. lady macbeth loses her mind because of her guilt, but macbeth is not bothered by the murders he commits. d. lady macduff says she is glad her son died in front of her, rather than on the battlefield as many women's sons do.

Read the excerpts from "the royal house of thebes" and "the story of a warrior queen." "we are women," she told her sister. "we must obey. we have no strength to defy the state." "choose your own part," antigone said. "i go to bury the brother i love." "you are not strong enough," ismene cried. "why, then when my strength fails," antigone answered, "i will give up." she left her sister; ismene dared not follow her. —"the royal house of thebes" again and again the romans were defeated, till it almost seemed as if the britons really would succeed in driving them out of the country. boadicea herself led the soldiers, encouraging them with her brave words. "it is better to die with honor than to live in slavery," she said. "i am a woman, but i would rather die than yield. will you follow me, men? " and of course the men followed her gladly. —"the story of a warrior queen" how are the archetypes presented in these two passages different? the first passage shows antigone as a warrior, and the second passage shows boadicea as a tragic heroine. the first passage shows antigone as a tragic heroine, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage. the first passage shows antigone as a rebel, and the second passage shows boadicea as a warrior. the first passage shows antigone as a villain, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage.