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''Macbeth Skit'' (1916) is a short comic skit by George Bernard Shaw on Shakespeare's portrayal of Macbeth's relationship with Lady Macbeth. ==Origin== According to the manuscript, it was written in 1916 for performance by Lillah McCarthy and Gerald du Maurier, actors who had recently appeared in productions of ''Macbeth''. There were many Shakespeare tributes in that year, as 1916 was the 300th anniversary of Shakespeare's death. McCarthy and du Maurier were both appearing a production called ''A Tribute to the Genius of William Shakespeare''. However, Shaw's work remained unpublished and unperformed during his lifetime. In a note written by Shaw in the manuscript, he says du Maurier refused to put on the skit. Shaw wrote, "Gerald would not burlesque himself. Probably he considered himself an ideal Macbeth."〔Roby, Kinley, "Arnold Bennett, Shaw's 10 O'clock scholar", ''Shaw and Other Matters'', Susquehanna University Press, 1998, p.54.〕 It was published in 1960, edited by Shaw scholar Bernard Dukore.〔Bernard Shaw and Bernard F. Dukore, "Macbeth Skit", ''Educational Theatre Journal'', Vol. 19, No. 3, Shakespearean Production (Oct., 1967), The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 343-348.〕 The manuscript is untitled. The name "Macbeth Skit" was used for the 1960 publication. The skit takes lines from Act 1 scenes 5 and 7 of Shakespeare's ''Macbeth''. Lady Macbeth typically retains Shakespeare's lines, while Macbeth speaks in modern colloquial English, often expressing confusion about what she is saying.〔Braunmuller, A.W. (ed), William Shakespeare, ''Macbeth'', Cambridge University Preess, p.46.〕 In Shaw's version, Macbeth is transformed into a "maundering nincompoop".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Macbeth Skit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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