Macbethianとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Macbeth +‎ -ian.

形容詞

Macbethian (comparative more Macbethian, superlative most Macbethian)

1. 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 […]

関連する語

• Lady Macbethian