Macbeth :: essays research papers

     Historical MacBeth compargond to Shakespeares MacBethAlthough most of Shakespeares play " MacBeth " is not historicallyaccurate,MacBeths life is the subject of the tragedy. there are charactersand eventsthat are based on true events and real persons but, Shakespeares"MacBeth" differs significantly from historys MacBeth.      The first example of a differencebetween the Shakespeare "MacBeth" andhistorical MacBeth is the death of DuncanI. In Shakespeares " MacBeth ",Duncan I was rack uped by MacBeth. A prophecysaid to MacBeth by one of thethree witches "All hail, MacBeth, that shaltbe King hereafter1 ." was whatprompted Gruoch, MacBeths wife to plot themurder of Duncan I as he sleptin their castle. In history, MacBeth establishedhimself as the King ofScots after killing his cousin Duncan I, in battle roughElgin not as inShakespeares play by killing him in his sleep. Duncan I waskilled on August14, 1040. MacBeth then reigned as king for seventeen years.     Aspreviously stated Duncan I and MacBeth were cousins, a fact notbrought outin the play. Shakespeare loosely based the play," MacBeth " onevents he foundin Raphael Holinsheds Chronicles of England, Scotland, andIreland. " RaphaelHolinsheds Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland,are the materialsthat furnished Shakespeare with his plot2. The chronicleswere an account ofthe history of the country of which they came from.      Another major difference,is that Duncan I was not the ageing andrespected king Shakespeare makes himout to be, In real life, Fiona Summerset churl author of History of Scotlandsays " He was actually an impetuous and spoilt young man whose sixyears ofkingship brought glory neither to Scotland nor to his family3."     In the playslast scene, McDuff kills MacBeth and automatically becomesthe new King ofScots. In actual hi story MacBeth is killed by Malcom IIIbut Lulach, MacBethsstepson, becomes the king after the noblemen of Morayfight for his succession.Lulach reigned for seven months and was thendethroned by Malcom III of Caenmore.     MacBethis presented in the play as clumsy and unorganised. In realitythough, hewas one of the best kings that Scotland ever had. " During hisreign, he wenton a pilgrims journey to Rome for several months4." His kingdom wasin well enoughorder and he was in high enough regard with his nobleman thathe could buryfor a long period of time. Another way you could tell thatMacBeth was a good