Set in the framework of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, where witches have beards and women want to be ‘unsexed’, the witches in Wyrd Sisters show astonishingly few traits of character and behavior that would be seen as typically female or expectable in a witch. One of the many examples is the way the author mocks gender roles and plays with certain stereotypes that are often criticized in the genre. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2022 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,2, University of Heidelberg, language: English, abstract: Terry Pratchett’s Wyrd Sisters is one of the few Fantasy novels in which nothing is as the reader would suspect when picking it up for the first time. This book was released on with total page 19 pages. Gender and Genderfluidity in Shakespeare’s "Macbeth" and Terry Pratchett’s "Wyrd Sisters" written by Kim Köbnick and published by GRIN Verlag. Gender and Genderfluidity in Shakespeare’s "Macbeth" and Terry Pratchett’s "Wyrd Sisters" by : Kim Köbnickĭownload or read book The modern Triple Goddess.
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