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Macbethian

Macbethian

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English

Etymology

From Macbeth +‎ -ian.

Adjective

Macbethian (comparative more Macbethian, superlative most Macbethian)

Of or pertaining to William Shakespeare's play Macbeth (circa 1603-1607) about a regicide and the supernatural.
- 1998, Syndy M. Conger, Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture, Volume 26:
  This is a Macbethian Gothic, a subtype of the shilling shocker designed to thrill the reader with gory supernatural spectacle.
- 2001, Peter Cozzens, Eyewitnesses to the Indian Wars, 1865-1890: The army and the Indian:
  The fitful gleam of the glowing flame gave a Macbethian tinge to the weird scene and brought into bold relief the grim outlines of the cliffs […]

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Lady Macbethian

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