《麦克白》是莎士比亚著名的悲剧之一,剧中描述的是一个伟大的英雄自我堕落的过程。通过将剧中的细节与詹姆斯一世时期的统治政策相印证,发现尽管詹姆斯一世时期虽然社会矛盾激化,成熟期的莎士比亚的政治观仍与初期一样,将希望寄托于开明君主的理想之上;但与此同时,他对政治现实仍有所揭露。 “Macbeth” is one of Shakespeare’s famous tragedies, the depiction of a great hero self-degenerate process. By comparing the details of the play with James’ reign policies, we find that despite the intensification of social conflicts in James I, the mature Shakespeare’s political outlook remains as good as the initial hope of enlightening the ideal of an enlightened monarch; however, In the meantime, he still exposes the political reality.