‘Macbeth’: understanding the significance of a lack of a male heir
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I can explain how Macbeth's lack of a male heir fuels his behaviour in the play.
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Both Jacobean and 11th Century Gaelic societies were patriarchal and based on hereditary power.
Macbeth is surrounded by men who have male heirs.
Macbeth's lack of patrilineage could have resulted in insecurities around his masculinity.
His insecurities could fuel his ambitious nature.
The witches' prophecies about Banquo highlight the finite nature of Macbeth's power.
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