Danica and I chose the scene where Lady Macbeth is angry with Macbeth for having second thoughts about Duncan's Murder. We thought Lady Macbeth's manipulation was really masculine. She even mentioned the lengths she'd go to, to get what she wants, which included an image of a baby. She referred to Macbeth as less of a man for having second thoughts and egged him on by lowering his self esteem.
We think Lady Macbeth's self esteem must be quite low, if she's unhappy with what she has to offer as a woman. She'd rather'd be a man, so she can go through with all the terrible things she wants to do so she can become more powerful. One of the underlying reasons people manipulate others is to subconsciouly or consciously gain acceptance of themselves, and in turn, a sense of power.
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ACT 1; SCENE VII
LADY MACBETH What beast was't, then, That made you break this enterprise to me?
When you durst do it, then you were a man; And, to be more than what you were, you would
Be so much more the man. Nor time nor place Did then adhere, and yet you would make both:
They have made themselves, and that their fitness now Does unmake you. I have given suck, and know How tender 'tis to love the babe that milks me: I would, while it was smiling in my face, Have pluck'd my breast from his boneless gums, And dash'd the brains out, had I so sworn as you Have done to this.
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