the view of Lady Macbeth, and later Macbeth, manhood is comprised strictly of aggression and murder; "When though durst do it(the killing), then you were a man."(1,7,56) Since it is understood that having manhood means that one is respected with a sense of power, the mere questioning of one's manhood plays a dramatic role in influencing the actions of the characters. Macbeth, learning from Lady Macbeth's influence over him when he was in doubt of murdering Duncan, questions Banquo's murderers in order to persuade them into carrying out his own wishes: "Are you a man?" Macbeth asks to both of them.(3,4,70) Obligated to maintain "manhood", the one that has his or her "power" questioned, acts out of plain aggression and desire in order to boast a level of self-satisfaction. However, differing from Lady Macbeth and Macbeth's distorted idea of manhood, correlating to mere aggression and audacity, is Macduff&apo
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