She knew that Macbeth was a real person, but found that the characters of the Macbeths were based on another historical couple. Fay referenced the 1577 tome Holinshed Chronicles — which ...

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In Shakespeare's time, the powers of evil were thought to be absolutely real; to most people Hell was an actual ... The Witches' predictions encourage Macbeth to think wicked thoughts and carry ...