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For the lazy: The historical Lady Macbeth had a son from her prior marriage, Lulach, who was accepted as heir by her husband and succeeded him to the throne. B

by o11c 2y ago

For the lazy: The historical Lady Macbeth had a son from her prior marriage, Lulach, who was accepted as heir by her husband and succeeded him to the throne. But he was a weak king and got killed within a year.

gumby 2y ago
Though few, if any of the contemporary audience would have known this. It wasn’t one of his historical plays. It was just casual context.
- rurban 2y ago
  Casual context? It was the most important background story to understand Macbeth.