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Macbeth was a murderous Scottish king from the 11th century.

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When Macbeth was a teen his cousin killed his father and he ran away to save himself. The cousin took over the Mormon ship. Years later Macbeth got revenge on his cousin by burning him alive along with 50 of his soldiers. After this he took the cousin's title and married his widow.

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William Shakespeare was an English poet and actor during the Renaissance Era.

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Macbeth became King of Scotland after defeating the current King, Duncan in a battle in marae.

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Shakespeare's Macbeth has a resemblance that is based off of the actual Macbeth king from 11th century in Scotland, during his reign, he marked the Scots by providing an efficient government and promoting Christianity.

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Macbeth was a King in the ancient Celtic provinces of Scotland.

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The story of Macbeth takes place in Scotland during the early 1000's. Macbeth was the king of Scotland after he killed the previous king. During his rule, he was known as a fair and equal ruling king for 14 years but was killed in 1057 during the Battle of Lumphanan.

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Macbeth is actually a man

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Shakespeare wrote it during the Jacobean Era.

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I'm pretty sure Macbeth is a dude and im pretty sure someone dies at the end.

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Macbeth takes places in the year 1000

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Macbeth might have been the first feudal monarch in Scotland, and possibly attempted to centralize rule in Scotland as well. His reign was also perceived as mostly peaceful.

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Shakespeare had spent most of his life away from his wife and children. From his past, we don't know if he wanted to divorce his wife or wanted to live on his own. During that time, getting a divorce was unspeakable. He also married his wife at a very young age, him at 18, and she was 26.

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Shakespeare is the most influential writer in all of English literature

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The play had a King Duncan of Scotland just like in real life and Macbeth was politically vital to them in both worlds.

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In the year 1040, after the King Duncan died in a battle with Macbeth, Macbeth claimed the throne and became King of the Scots.

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The characters in Macbeth are presented vivid impressions of human temperament that are timeless and universal by Shakespeare. This could be due to his time in different environments that influenced this.

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-It was first performed at the Globe Theater in London in 1606.
- "opens with a bang" He introduced this at the start of the book to capture the reader.
- This play is shown and used to shed light on abuse of power.

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In his story of Macbeth, Shakespeare explores and asks questions about the topics like power, ambition, and violence, which directly spoke about the politics of Shakespeare's time.

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The real and fictional characters of "Macbeth" were very different. Portrayed by William Shakespeare, Macbeth was murderous. In reality, at age 7 Macbeth attended a Christian monastery to be educated by monks. At age 35, he ruled England with an even hand for 17 years, encouraging the spread of Christianity.

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In 1599 Shakespeare built the largest open-air amphitheater in London, the globe theater. Not only was he a writer but he was also a businessman/entrepreneur. He knew his market, how to sell to that market, and made real estate investments.

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Shakespeare can turn real-life conflicts ( emotional or political ) into grand stories thanks to mental power and images used when writing.

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Something interesting about Shakespeare's writing is that there is a recurring character type in some form known as a Shakespearean fool. The "fools" are not actually fools as in how we understand them, more of a jester-type, that uses their wits to their advantage (rather than a 'clown')

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- Shakespeare had twins and one of his twins died

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Macbeth is about the damaging physical and psychological aspects of political power.

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The tale of Macbeth was a seeming tragedy by word of Shakespeare. Though you must keep in mind that Shakespeare was a playwright, and that drama is the stuff pumping through his veins, and as such the true story of Macbeth was more a story about the futility and brutality of power beautifully written by chance than a story of narcissism and nepotism

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King James 1 was a huge influence in Macbeth

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Shakespeare's early plays were written with elaborate metaphors and rhetorical phrases that didn't always align naturally with the story's plot or
characters.

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Shakespeare's early plays were written in the conventional style of the day.

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Shakespeare's plays were written poetically, often in blank verse.

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The play Macbeth has real life roots, king James I being a big influence of this well known play.

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- Shakespeare's play is referred as The Scottish play or The Tragedy of Macbeth
- Macbeth is the shortest play of all Shakespeare, only 5 acts
- This play is used up until now to showcase the abuse of power,politics, and moralities

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This play has been adapted to many other plays to be played in other countries.

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Macbeth was born around 1005 powerful Gaelic family

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One of Shakespeare's shortest tragedies.

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The real Macbeth died in the Battle of Lumphanan, in August of 1057.

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In August 1057, Macbeth was killed at the Battle of Lumphanan in Aberdeenshire by Malcolm Canmore (later Malcolm III).

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There are 7 years of Shakespeare's life where there are no records of him

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Macbeth is also referred as the "Scottish Play"

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(J.V) Where did Shakespear get his ideas for stories from or what inspired him on certain stories 

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(J.V) Where did Shakespear get his ideas for stories from or what inspired him on certain stories 

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who was/is Hecate?

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For 14 years, Macbeth seems to have ruled equably, imposing law and order and encouraging Christianity.

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The character Macbeth was based on a real Scottish king in the 11th century.

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Macbeth was known as a warrior king and battled in the year 1045 when opposition to his rule grew in the form of the late Duncan's father known as the abbot of Don Cal.

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Written in tribute to King James I