Macbeth’s Twitter Feed
Because Twitter didn’t become well-known until its overhaul in 2006, many people don’t realize that the popular social media platform is actually over a thousand years old.
I was combing through the archives the other day when I found the old Twitter feed of the historical Macbeth. A fascinating primary source document, the daily musings of the king paint a picture of a one-of-a-kind leader, the likes of which we may never see again.
In honor of Shakespeare’s birthday, I am pleased to present a selection of these tweets that may be of interest to fans of the play.
Enjoy!
The feed breaks off there. We can only assume that Macbeth chose that moment to step away from social media and instead turn his attention to the serious business of running Scotland.
But this collection of tweets remains a digital monument to a leader who was clearly way ahead of his time!
April 23rd, 2018 at 11:11 am
Reads like rare footage from the Early Days, although I always knew Duncan’s kid as “Liddle Malcolm.”