Heh. I came across this claim.
Harold Bloom said that the Macbeths have the only happy marriage in all of Shakespeare.
Well, it appears to be true and this seems to be a topic of fairly esoteric literary discussion.
Grok confirms:
In his 2019 book Macbeth: A Dagger of the Mind, Bloom writes:"Long ago, I remember characterizing the Macbeths as the happiest marriage in Shakespeare. That can seem a grim jest, yet it is veracious. Their passion for each other is absolute in every way, as much metaphysical as erotic. The lust for power fuses with mutual desire and enhances the turbulence of their ecstasy."
I see a screenshot of Dreadnought on Bluesky.
You may laugh, but the Macbeths are a much better role model for a marriage than Romeo and Juliet. They discuss their problems (killing the King of Scotland), share their hobbies (killing the King of Scotland), and resolve their conflicts (by killing the King of Scotland.)
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