The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare is seen as one of his best plays. Along with other plays written by Shakespeare, he used the Holinshed’s Chronicles as a source for the play Macbeth. The plot of the play is based on the killings and the outcomes of Macbeth by the accounts of Macduff, King of Scotland, and Duncan I of Scotland. However, Shakespeare’s Macbeth bears little resemblance to the real events of Scottish history.
Shakespeare portrays Macbeth as an overpowering villain, who commits regicide and rules over Scotland with cruelty until he is later murdered. This is extremely inaccurate, as his people very well liked Macbeth: “For 14 years, Macbeth seems to have ruled equably, imposing law and order and encouraging Christianity”
Shakespeare portrays Macbeth as an overpowering villain, who commits regicide and rules over Scotland with cruelty until he is later murdered. This is extremely inaccurate, as his people very well liked Macbeth: “For 14 years, Macbeth seems to have ruled equably, imposing law and order and encouraging Christianity”