Madness and Power in Macbeth: A Foucaultian Reading 中英解析

What drives Macbeth and Lady Macbeth into madness? Is it mere psychology, or the weight of power, guilt, and history itself? In this episode, we explore Shakespeare’s *Macbeth* through Michel Foucault’s theory of madness, guided by Zhang Laiyan’s 2025 study

Time Codes

00:00 - Macbeth
01:04 - Scotland’s history of “Anglicization”
01:35 - Part 1: Madness in Shakespeare’s World
04:02 - Part 2: The “Ill-Fitting Robes” (“不合身长袍”) -
06:50 - Part 3: Reason vs Passion
08:54 - part 4 - “Anglicization” and Faith Crisis
10:50 - Part 5: Conclusion and Reflection

* Macbeth
* Lady Macbeth
* Foucault theory 福柯理论
* Madness 疯癫
* Shakespeare 莎士比亚
* Reason and Passion 理性与激情
* Anglicization 英格兰化
* Banquo’s Ghost 班柯鬼魂
* Sleepwalking 梦游
* Out damned spot 去吧该死的斑点
* Power and legitimacy 权力与合法性
* Guilt and hallucination 幻觉与罪恶
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World Literature Studies 世界文学研究, 2025, 13(4), 497-502
Published Online August 2025 in Hans. https://www.hanspub.org/journal/wls
https://doi.org/10.12677/wls.2025.134071
福柯理论视域下《麦克白》中的疯癫与成因
张莱宴