Tuesday, January 26, 2010
What were Macbeth and his wife Gruoch really like?
Scotsman.com Living: "Scottish historian, writer and broadcaster Fiona Watson sighs wearily as we discuss the Macbeths' dark, demonic reputation. Thanks to William Shakespeare, she acknowledges, there are few places in the world where the name Macbeth is unknown, and few societies untouched at some point in their histories by the kind of reign of terror over which he supposedly presided."
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This is a really fascinating article- just to show what things theatre can eventually unearth. Without this play, Macbeth a character Shakespeare probably used without real care to the king's real background, who would ever even know who Macbeth was? I'm sure such a name would be completely forgotten in history, even if his history is now distorted. Theatre, like all arts, is a fascinating preserver of history and culture. What is written in the play really can determine how thousands of years later people will view the past. That's pretty big power - something I think we don't consider often enough.
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