Doug Arrell Proposes New Author for Parts of Macbeth
Thu. Feb. 27, 2025
The "Hecate Passages" are bits of Macbeth that most scholars think aren't by Shakespeare. Most think they are by Thomas Middleton but Senior Scholar Doug Arrell says they are by Thomas Heywood. That might not sound like much but in the world of Shakespeare scholarship it's earthshaking. Read his article "The Date and Authorship of the 'Hecate Passages' in Macbeth" in Notes and Queries, December 2024. It's open access so easily available on the internet.