Macbeth - There's Shakespeare's though...?

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From the time I first announced that I was writing a novel based on the historical Scottish King Macbeth, I was inundated with people referring to Shakespeare's Macbeth, whilst referring to my work. So let me just say just this once, unequivocally, that my Macbeth and Shakespeare's Macbeth are two completely different characters.

In a few blog posts to come, I will outline a lot more on my Macbeth, the character and the book series as a whole. Just for the record, a few points to note about my Macbeth is:

  • He's based on the historical King Macbeth who reigned over a prosperous Scotland for over 17 years
  • The first book covers a fraction of his life, mostly just after his defeat at the Battle of Dunsinane (1054) and his early life from about 1005-1032.
  • It is historical fiction but will be a great source for conversation and debate as I have sensationalised a few things here and there, especially where historical records and documents are not completely clear on the specifics
As for Shakespeare's Macbeth, here is a TED-Ed video by Brendan Pelsue entitled "Why should you read Macbeth"... 

The reason I am placing it here is that I am too lazy to give you points about Shakespeare's Macbeth and why Shakespeare did his famous version the way he did. Brendan does a good job of explaining that and so I do not want to take away from him.



Please check out "Macbeth MacFinlay of Scotland" now available on Amazon... the links are below:
Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/165410633X/
Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083D2LF8F/






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