The real-life Macbeth behind Shakespeare’s 1606 creation was the King of Alba, Mac Beathad Mac Fhindlaích, a monarch who ruled from 1040 until his death in 1057, who was associated with many of ...
The character Macbeth is based on a real king from Scottish history, Mac Bethad mac Findláich. Shakespeare made lots of changes to the facts to make the play more dramatic. The real-life Macbeth ...
A new production of ‘Macbeth’ starring David Tennant is an opportunity to consider if it might provide the quintessential tragic role How real is the Macbeth curse, which makes the mere articulation ...