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'''Macbeth''' was a [[King of Scotland]] who approximately "six hundred [[year]]s" prior to [[William Shakespeare]]'s native time in the early [[17th century]]. | '''Macbeth''' was a [[King of Scotland]] who ruled approximately "six hundred [[year]]s" prior to [[William Shakespeare]]'s native time in the early [[17th century]]. | ||
He later became best known as [[Macbeth (character)|the titular character]] of Shakespeare's [[play]] ''[[Macbeth]]''. Shakespeare based Macbeth on ''[[Holinshed's Chronicles|Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland]]'', determining him to be the "perfect subject" for a play which was to be put before [[King]] [[James I]] after noting the [[witchcraft]], [[regicide]], [[beheading]], as well as the chance for James' [[ancestor]] [[Banquo (The Empire of Glass)|Banquo]] to be shown in a good light. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass]]'') | He later became best known as [[Macbeth (character)|the titular character]] of Shakespeare's [[play]] ''[[Macbeth]]''. Shakespeare based Macbeth on ''[[Holinshed's Chronicles|Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland]]'', determining him to be the "perfect subject" for a play which was to be put before [[King]] [[James I]] after noting the [[witchcraft]], [[regicide]], [[beheading]], as well as the chance for James' [[ancestor]] [[Banquo (The Empire of Glass)|Banquo]] to be shown in a good light. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass]]'') | ||
Revision as of 14:15, 24 October 2021
Macbeth was a King of Scotland who ruled approximately "six hundred years" prior to William Shakespeare's native time in the early 17th century.
He later became best known as the titular character of Shakespeare's play Macbeth. Shakespeare based Macbeth on Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland, determining him to be the "perfect subject" for a play which was to be put before King James I after noting the witchcraft, regicide, beheading, as well as the chance for James' ancestor Banquo to be shown in a good light. (PROSE: The Empire of Glass)
