Benjamin Hudson: 啟發《馬克白》嘅中世紀殺人國王

啟發《馬克白》嘅中世紀殺人國王

喺所有莎士比亞嘅戲劇入面，可能冇一部比《馬克白》更奇怪 —— 呢個係一個充滿超自然元素嘅權力故事，但係根據11世紀嘅文獻，呢個悲劇嘅嚟自現實世界。仲有，其他故事提到巫婆、預言同扮成樹嘅軍隊，呢個就引起咗一個問題：莎士比亞嘅奇怪故事有幾多係真嘅？Benjamin Hudson 深入調查。[由Sarah Saidan執導，Adrian Dannatt旁白，André Aires配樂］。

Shakespeare’s Macbeth draws on real events from 11th-century Scotland, where a general named Macbethad killed King Duncan and ruled for years. Later chroniclers added witches, prophecies, and forests marching to war, blurring fact and fiction to serve their times. The play’s most surreal moments echo centuries of evolving myths, each retelling shaped by politics, morality, and shifting fears. In exploring fate and agency, Macbeth reflects not just on power, but on how history itself is rewritten.