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The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 12.2832  Thursday, 13 December 2001

From:           Tue Sørensen <tuesoe@s1.stud.ku.dk>
Date:           Wednesday, 12 Dec 2001 18:18:53 -0500 (EST)
Subject:        "Lady Macbeth"?

> Actually, she is never referred to by the appellation Lady Macbeth.
> Nor, I am told by Pamela Mason, do the early texts refer to her as Lady
> Macbeth. There are three different variations of her designation as a
> speech header. She is even called Macbeth's Lady but interestingly
> enough never Lady Macbeth. It appears to be an early editor's
> invention.

Really? I have always liked the idea that Shakespeare had a specific
reason for calling her Lady Macbeth, namely to show how Macbeth and Lady
Macbeth are two sides of the same coin (reason and emotion, perhaps),
and not distinct enough to have different names. Of course, I may have
been assuming too much. Still, can we have some more detail on this?
Which are the three speech headers?

- Tue Sørensen

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