Values of Men in the 11th Century Compared to Current Time Are you complaining about your man not having the values of a “real” man? Even though you keep wishing that your man had the values of a “real” man back in the 11th century, do you, the reader know what the values of a man were in the 11th century? Now that you thought about it, do you the reader have enough knowledge to compare the values that were looked for in a man during the 11th century to todays’ current values that are looked for in a man? Well if you don’t, this essay with give you just the right amount of knowledge and resources to do that. To compare the values of then to now we will be using the Shakespeare play Macbeth to find out what the values of a man were during the 11th century and comparing that to the current values of a man. From the start of Macbeth, you can already tell that there are some different aspects and values that are in a “real” man. Since the start of Macbeth, you can see that the men and women both looks for different aspects and values that their husband or themselves need to be able to be a “real man” and that involves respecting and not disobeying your orders. Some examples of this would be the following from the play Macbeth. “Then, as his host, Who should against his murderer shut the door, Not bear the knife myself.” (Shakespeare, Act 1, Scene 7, Line 14-16).
To explain more in-depth on how these show values of a “real” man then, lets talk about it a bit. On the quote of