Macbeth Allusions & Cultural References

Literature, Philosophy, and Mythology

• Tarquin, who raped Lucrece (2.2.55)
• Gorgon or Medusa, who turned men to stone (2.3.72)

Historical References

• A farmer: well-known alias for Father Garnet of the Gunpowder Plot (2.2.4)
• The equivocator: central in the Gunpowder Plot against King James I (2.2.8)
• Mark Antony and Caesar (3.1.56)