Lady Macbeth thinks that Macbeth is too nice to go for the things that he truly wants, such as the crown: "I fear thy nature, / It is too full o' th' milk of human kindness / To catch the nearest way" (1,5). Shakespeare uses this metaphor to suggest that Macbeth is a good man. But milk, a substance that mothers make to feed to their young, might also suggest that Lady Macbeth sees his kindness as weakness. In this way, as is the case with many Shakespearian plays, the male character seems to have more stereotypically feminine traits, for example, Macbeth seems kinder and more caring, whereas Lady Macbeth appears to have more control.