Macbeth |
Author: William Shakespeare |
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Wa an English poet, play wright and actor, widely regard as an greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet, and the “Bard of Avon”. His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative pomes, and a few other more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare was born and brought up in stratford upon Avon, Susanna, and twins Hamlet and Judith. Sometimes between 1585 and 1592, he began a lord Chamberlain’s Men, later known as the King’s Men.
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He appears to have retired to Stratford around 1613 at age of 49, where he died three years later. Shakespeare produced most of his known work between 1589 and 1613. His early play were primarily comedies and histories and these are regarded as some of the best work ever produced in these genres. He the n wrote mainly tragedies until about 1608 including Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth. He was the third child of eight and the eldest surviving son. Although no attendance records for the period survive, most of biographers agree that Shakespeare was probably educated at the King’s New School in stratford, a free school chartered in 1553, about a quarter mile (400m) from his home.
Facts about the play and Shakespeare
- Shakespeare’s play ending in Macbeth’s death. taken place over a year whereas in reality. Macbeth ruled for 17 years.
- August 15 may also be the day on which Macbeth became King after his forces killed King Duncan near elgin probably on August 14, 1040
- macbeth calls Duncan “cousin” in the play though it is not certain they were first cousins.
- chronicles of the time described Macbeth as a “ liberal king” with “ fair, yellow hair and tall” and having a “ ruddy countenance”
- Scotland was so peaceful under King Duncan’s rule that Macbeth made a pilgrimage to Rome in 1050.
- The name Macbeth means ‘son of life’ in Gaelic.
- Macbeth is the only play by Shakespeare that includes the word ‘rhinoceros’
- Nancy MacBeth was leader of the Alberta Liberal party in Canada from 1998-2001
- The origins of the superstition against saying “Macbeth” in a theatre are unclear. One idea is that Shakespeare took some lines for his three witches from a real coven who crushed the play.