Las brujas, Circe y el mito de la feminidad en el Macbeth de Geoffrey Wright
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brujería, Macbeth, Shakespeare, monstruosidad, feminidad, mito, teatro jacobino, CirceResumen
Tradicionalmente se ha utilizado la figura de la bruja para construir el concepto de monstruosidad en términos de género y probablemente una de las más conocidas representaciones de estas mujeres aparece en la obra de Shakespeare, Macbeth. Escrita a principios del siglo XVII poco después de que Jacobo I se convirtiera en rey de Inglaterra esta obra de teatro refleja las creencias de la época sobre brujería y presenta a las tres brujas como los personajes que desencadenan todos los acontecimientos de la obra. La bruja se entiende como una figura abyecta y su género se convierte en un elemento fundamental en la construcción de esta monstruosidad. La adaptación cinematográfica de Geoffrey Wright utiliza la figura mitológica de Circe como base para esta representación contemporánea de feminidad que pone énfasis no sólo en la amenaza que suponen las brujas sino también en el peligro que su naturaleza erótica representa.
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