5 Shakespeare Characters Inspired by Real People in History

Discover the real historical figures behind five of Shakespeare's most famous characters, from Hamlet to Cleopatra.
Yahoo

The Real Macbeth Was Nothing Like Shakespeare’s Infamous Character

Considered to be one of the last Gaelic kings, the real Macbeth MacFindlaech wasn’t the murderous, terrible character of William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth. In reality, Macbeth became Earl ...
The Mac Weekly

Baby’s first Shakespeare: “Macbeth” at the Guthrie

As an English major, I’m always met with surprise when I confess that I’ve never read William Shakespeare. I was never forced to read his work in school, nor did I have the willpower to read his work ...
The New York Times

Two Shakespearean Triumphs in Paris, or a Plague on Both Their Houses?

New productions of “Macbeth” and “Hamlet” follow a French tradition of adapting familiar works. The results are innovative, and sometimes cryptic. By Laura Cappelle The critic Laura Cappelle saw the ...
Dalhousie University

Macbeth, reimagined: Dalhousie students set Shakespeare classic inside a vaudeville carnival

The Fountain School of Performing Arts’s production of Macbeth hits the stage in the Dalhousie Arts Centre this week, offering a radical re-telling of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.