Quote on Gender # 4

"Bring forth men-children only, for thy undaunted mettle should compose nothing but males."  – Macbeth 

Macbeth is talking to Lady Macbeth when he says this quote in Act one scene seven. When Macbeth acknowledges his wife's strength and power he suggests that it would be fitting if she gave birth to "men-children only, also because Her "undaunted mettle" suggests that she has all the makings of a strong and brave man, but obviously lady Macbeth wont be giving birth to any children. What Macbeth is trying to say from this quote is that only men-children are strong especially when it’s a powerful woman like lady Macbeth who would give birth according to Macbeth. At that time men where the only powerful gender, women were usually weak and I think that when Macbeth realized that Lady Macbeth was the only powerful women, she would have men-children only and she wouldn’t be able to have a female.  In my opinion this is a good example of a gender issue because Macbeth wouldn’t want any weak female children and is trying to say that only men are strong therefore he just assumes that Lady Macbeth  would have men-children.