Who Was The Real King MacBeth? | The Real MacBeth | Timeline
Published 2018-02-02
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All Comments (21)
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Wow Tony's final words on Macbeth really moved me, he really has a sensitivity to him and a way with words that brings history to life.
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This is the first time I've heard Macbeth blamed for Lady Macbeth's madness. I was always taught that she went mad because of the guilt she felt for setting in motion all the murders.
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I blame the sound problem on too much wing of bat. You get that ingredient wrong, it ruins it every time.
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Gotta love that transition: "Did she really love him?" "WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?"
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I could listen to Tony Robinson explain ANYTHING with or without turnips.
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Love how Tony Robinson brings fact n fiction together while maintaining the mystery. 👍
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Putting the sound difficulty to one side, this is a tremendous programme - Well done!
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Oh, that was brilliant. And I could follow it. I often can’t follow such tales because the narrator introduces the characters too chaotically to foll. This was beautifully made, clear, and Tony’s delivery was completely intelligible. Thanks fir this. Extraordinary. My surname is McDonald, I live in Australia, but have Scottish blood, and have learned but a little
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This is my favorite Shakespeare play. Didn't know at the time I have dyslexia. So in school when chosen to read aloud I spoke slower and more distinctly than my classmates. The teacher seeing this chose me to read most all the leads that year because I didn't rush. Perfect for Shakespeare. Lol.
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What are you doing here, Baldrick ? I'm making a documentary, mylord.
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Tony is right that Malcolm III defeating Macbeth changed Scotland's destiny. (Macbeth's stepson, Gruoch's son Lulach, was king for a few months in between.) Not only did Malcolm marry Margaret of Wessex, a Saxon princess, but several of Malcolm's sons were raised or sheltered at the court of William I, William Rufus and Henry I, and his daughter Matilda married Henry I, which gave all the Plantagenet line a reason to claim Scotland.
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That weapons expert is the most Scottish person ever, he makes Billy Connolly look like Danny Dyer!
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I'm so glad to see the comments about the terrible sound - I thought that my phone was kaput.
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Dear, Dear Sir Tony (et. al), Thank you. Thank you for making history so personal and, above all, so truthful. You make it informative as well as entertaining.
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Shakespeare never let the truth stand in the way of a good story.
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I used to share a desk with Viscount Emlyn, the real life Thane of Cawdor, at boarding school 45 years ago. He was about a year older than me, and a nice chap.
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Great documentary! Thanks for sharing the perspective that Macbeth might have been able to establish Scotland as a Gaelic kingdom for a longer period of time if he hadn't been killed.
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In all Shakespeare's plays, he played to Tudor court discrimination. Richard III, Macbeth are 2 examples whilst other plays boosted other individuals. They were plays for the masses after all and to keep them loyal to the Tudors.
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Great documentary. Good to get tonthe roots of who Macbeth really was. Great literature does not mean historical accuracy. Look how another character, Richard III.by no means a saint was turned into a monster by Shakespeare. As I always reminded my students: plays, novels and opera could be fun but are not the way to learn history. However they do arouse curiosity, provoke discussion and asking of questions....which is a good thing.
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Macbeth remains a supreme psychological drama, so brilliantly conceived and written that it's never been surpassed. And while this program was wonderful and fascinating, it cannot dimish either the power or the importance of the play. Yet it's important that the history that inspired it is not lost. It's why I enjoy this program so much.
