Benjamin Hudson: 给《麦克白》带来灵感的中世纪杀人国王

给《麦克白》带来灵感的中世纪杀人国王

在莎士比亚的所有戏剧中，也许没有一部比《麦克白》更奇怪—这是一部充满超自然元素的权力寓言。但根据 11 世纪的文献记载，这部悲剧的根源是现实。此外，其他记载还提到了女巫、预言和树人军队。这就提出了一个问题：莎士比亚的奇异故事到底有多少是真的？Benjamin Hudson 对此进行了调查。[导演：Sarah Saidan，旁白：Adrian Dannatt，配乐：André Aires]。

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.