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A paper which looks at the historical background to Shakespeare's Macbeth, and in particular the sources which he used for his characters and the extent to which the play is historically accurate. Bibliography lists 5 sources
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from historical fact. As noted by netmedia (2004), even the name of Lady Macbeth is inaccurate, as "Macbeth" is not a surname in the modern sense, and she would have
been addressed as "Lady Gruach", rather than "Lady Macbeth". As Zimmerman (2004) states, the story of Macbeth was originally taken by Shakespeare from Holinshed, who in turn took it from
Boyces History of Scotland, written in the early sixteenth century. It had, therefore, undergone several re-interpretations even before Shakespeare modified it further for dramatic effect.
According to BBC History (2004) although Shakespeares portrayal of his tragic hero whose "fate was linked
to black magic and fuelled by the fire of greed and ambition" (BBC, 2004, PG) is riveting and dramatic, it bears little resemblance to the actual events of the period.
Duncan, for example, was not the elderly and revered king of Shakespeares narrative, but was quite young when killed in battle: it is not even certain that Macbeth was the
person responsible for his death. However, as the BBC notes, it is established that he was not murdered when a guest in someones home, but died in battle.
Macbeth was elected King in preference to Duncans own son, who was considered
too young to rule, and historical evidence suggests that he was in fact a good ruler, maintaining law and order and promoting Christianity: according to the BBC he travelled to
Rome in 1050 in order to attend a Papal Jubilee. He was known to be a strong military leader, and made border raids into Northumbria, in the north of England.
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