| contents | 第1-6页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第6-13页 |
| 1．1 Macbeth:A literature review | 第6-9页 |
| 1．2 Historical-biographical criticism and feminist criticism | 第9-11页 |
| 1．3 The purpose of this research | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Two A Background Study | 第13-23页 |
| 2．1 Historical setting for Shakespeare's women | 第13-18页 |
| 2．1．1 Queen Elizabeth | 第13-15页 |
| 2．1．2 Principles and activities of the humanists | 第15-16页 |
| 2．1．3 Customs at the time of Shakespeare | 第16-18页 |
| 2．2 Heroines in other works of Shakespeare | 第18-23页 |
| Chapter Three Lady Macbeth as a Challenge to the Established Order of a Patriarchal Society | 第23-41页 |
| 3．1 Established order of a patriarchal society | 第23-24页 |
| 3．2 Nature of Lady Macbeth | 第24-30页 |
| 3．2．1 Principles of humanists and their influence on Shakespeare | 第24-26页 |
| 3．2．2 Lady Macbeth's nature:a challenge to the established order of a patriarchal society | 第26-30页 |
| 3．3 Lady Macbeth's speeches | 第30-34页 |
| 3．4 Lady Macbeth's ambition for power | 第34-37页 |
| 3．5 Lady Macbeth's relationship with her husband | 第37-41页 |
| Chapter Four The Witches and Their Witchcraft | 第41-54页 |
| 4．1 A brief historical review | 第42-45页 |
| 4．2 Banquo and Malcolm:“Witch Hunters” | 第45-47页 |
| 4．3 The Witches:A Challenge to Natural Order of Patriarchal Society | 第47-54页 |
| 4．3．1 Enticement of Macbeth into regicide | 第48-49页 |
| 4．3．2 The witches:the ideal candidates for deviant femininity | 第49-54页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第54-59页 |
