In her op-ed “Hillary in History,” published November 8, 2015, New York Times columnist Gail Collins notes that “when it comes to women winning political office, there’s a long line of wives in the cast of characters.” She calls Clinton a “perfect transitional figure,” representing the intersection of the power behind the throne and the ambition to wield that power herself. And yet this transitional quality, which is almost a job requirement for female candidates, is exactly what makes the Lady Macbeth arrow sting.
Over at Guernica, Tana Wcojzuck on Hillary Clinton as Lady Macbeth.
