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The play that delt with Scottish History was Macbeth, a story of a man who goes crazy and kills his father to take his place as king, I read the Bard of Avon. That book is all about Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare wrote a play about the Scottish king Macbeth, called The Tragedy of Macbeth.

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What were all the plays related to Shakespeare?

History themed Plays: * King Henry IV Part 1 - play by William Shakespeare * King Henry IV Part 2 - a Shakespearean play * King Henry V - play by William Shakespeare * King Henry VI Part 1 - play by William Shakespeare * King Henry VI Part 2 - a Shakespearean play * King Henry VI Part 3 - a Shakespearean play * King Henry VIII - play by William Shakespeare * King John - play by William Shakespeare * Richard II - play by William Shakespeare * Richard III - play by William Shakespeare Tragedy themed Plays: * Antony and Cleopatra - play by William Shakespeare * Coriolanus - a Shakespearean play * Hamlet - play by William Shakespeare * Julius Caesar - play by William Shakespeare * King Lear - play by William Shakespeare * Macbeth - play by William Shakespeare * Othello - play by William Shakespeare * Romeo and Juliet - play by William Shakespeare * Timon of Athens - a Shakespearean play * Titus Andronicus - a Shakespearean play Comedy themed Plays: * Alls Well That Ends Well - play by William Shakespeare * As You Like It - play by William Shakespeare * Comedy of Errors - play by William Shakespeare * Cymbeline - a Shakespearean play * Love's Labour's Lost - a Shakespearean play * Measure for Measure - play by William Shakespeare * Merchant of Venice - play by William Shakespeare * Merry Wives of Windsor - play by William Shakespeare * Midsummer Nights Dream - play by William Shakespeare * Much Ado About Nothing - play by William Shakespeare * Pericles, Prince of Tyre - a Shakespearean play * Taming of the Shrew - play by William Shakespeare * The Tempest - play by William Shakespeare * Troilus and Cressida - a Shakespearean play * Twelfth Night - play by William Shakespeare * Two Gentlemen of Verona - a Shakespearean play * Winter's Tale - a Shakespearean play


What was the nickname that people used for 'Macbeth' to avoid the curse?

The Shakespearean play 'Macbeth' has been considered cursed. It even has been considered cursed to mention the play by the exact title. To avoid the curse that the title carried, the play was called The Scottish Play.


What royalty did shakespeare live to know about?

Shakespeare lived from1564 to 1616. He lived under Queen Elizabeth I and then King James I.When King James honoured their acting company, The Lord Chamberlain's Men, they changed its name to The King's Men. When James expressed an interest in Scottish history and witches, the play Macbeth was rapidly knocked out and performed.this answer doent help to answer my question "shakespearean royalty"


What is the difference between an event which is tragic and a shakespearean tragedy?

A Shakespearean tragedy is a play; it isn't real.


In a Shakespearean play which act is always the climax?

Act III. But that is only because "climax" is defined as "Act III of a Shakespearean play" in the Freytag Pyramid theory of the structure of a Shakespeare play.

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What type of Shakespearean play was King John?

The type of Shakespearean play that "King John" is would be classified as a history play. The play provides a dramatization of the reign of John, King Of England.


Why is shakespers play Macbeth Scottish?

King James was Scottish.


What were all the plays related to Shakespeare?

History themed Plays: * King Henry IV Part 1 - play by William Shakespeare * King Henry IV Part 2 - a Shakespearean play * King Henry V - play by William Shakespeare * King Henry VI Part 1 - play by William Shakespeare * King Henry VI Part 2 - a Shakespearean play * King Henry VI Part 3 - a Shakespearean play * King Henry VIII - play by William Shakespeare * King John - play by William Shakespeare * Richard II - play by William Shakespeare * Richard III - play by William Shakespeare Tragedy themed Plays: * Antony and Cleopatra - play by William Shakespeare * Coriolanus - a Shakespearean play * Hamlet - play by William Shakespeare * Julius Caesar - play by William Shakespeare * King Lear - play by William Shakespeare * Macbeth - play by William Shakespeare * Othello - play by William Shakespeare * Romeo and Juliet - play by William Shakespeare * Timon of Athens - a Shakespearean play * Titus Andronicus - a Shakespearean play Comedy themed Plays: * Alls Well That Ends Well - play by William Shakespeare * As You Like It - play by William Shakespeare * Comedy of Errors - play by William Shakespeare * Cymbeline - a Shakespearean play * Love's Labour's Lost - a Shakespearean play * Measure for Measure - play by William Shakespeare * Merchant of Venice - play by William Shakespeare * Merry Wives of Windsor - play by William Shakespeare * Midsummer Nights Dream - play by William Shakespeare * Much Ado About Nothing - play by William Shakespeare * Pericles, Prince of Tyre - a Shakespearean play * Taming of the Shrew - play by William Shakespeare * The Tempest - play by William Shakespeare * Troilus and Cressida - a Shakespearean play * Twelfth Night - play by William Shakespeare * Two Gentlemen of Verona - a Shakespearean play * Winter's Tale - a Shakespearean play


What was the nickname that people used for 'Macbeth' to avoid the curse?

The Shakespearean play 'Macbeth' has been considered cursed. It even has been considered cursed to mention the play by the exact title. To avoid the curse that the title carried, the play was called The Scottish Play.


What was the name of one of shake-spears plays with a Scottish king it?

Macbeth is the only play by Shakespeare with a Scottish king in it.


What has the author M Manheim written?

M. Manheim has written: 'Weak king dilemma in the Shakespearean history play'


How do you use the word Shakespearean?

Describing a noun, e.g. a Shakespearean play


Who is the leader of the Scottish army in Macbeth?

In Shakespeare's play "Macbeth," the leader of the Scottish army is Duncan, the King of Scotland. Later in the play, Macbeth becomes the leader of the Scottish army after he usurps the throne.


What foreign king has sided with the Scottish against the King in Macbeth?

Two foreign kings attack Scottish kings. At the beginning of the play the King of Norway has sided with the Scottish rebels MacDonald and Cawdor against King Duncan. At the end the King of England, Edward the Confessor, has sided with Malcolm, McDuff, Ross and others against King Macbeth.


What royalty did shakespeare live to know about?

Shakespeare lived from1564 to 1616. He lived under Queen Elizabeth I and then King James I.When King James honoured their acting company, The Lord Chamberlain's Men, they changed its name to The King's Men. When James expressed an interest in Scottish history and witches, the play Macbeth was rapidly knocked out and performed.this answer doent help to answer my question "shakespearean royalty"


Is there a Shakespeare story that features the murder of King Duncan?

Yes. It is Macbeth (the Scottish play)


Is Fiddler on the Roof a Shakespearean play?

No, it is not.