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Macbeth is based on a real Scottish King. Shakespeare got the idea for his play Macbeth from reading a book called Holinshed's Chronicles, which contains the plot pretty much as Shakespeare wrote it. Shakespeare did not change it to try and flatter King James, who was the King at the time this play was performed. The story was like that in Holinshed, because Holinshed's sources had changed it to flatter King James's ancestors.
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What parallels if any can you find in Shakespeare's relationship with Anne and Macbeth's relationship with lady Macbeth?
Shakespeare was a man and Anne was a woman. Coincidentally the same applies to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
Why do you think Macbeth is startled by the witches predictions in act 1 of Macbeth by Shakespeare?
Why do you think Macbeth is startled by the witches prediction's in act 1 of Macbeth by Shakespeare
What is lady Macbeth's personality in Shakespeare Macbeth?
Lady Macbeth is often portrayed as a fourth witch.
Was Macbeth a fictional character made up by Shakespeare?
Macbeth was not a fictional character made up by Shakespeare. He was based on a historical character, although he is not in any way like the real historical Macbeth. Shakespeare took most of the story of Macbeth from the history book Holinshed's Chronicles which contains most of the events shown in the play. Shakespeare did develop the character of Macbeth found in Holinshed, but he did not invent him.
Which of Shakespeare's plays has a character named Macbeth?
The play of the same name - Macbeth.
Who started the idea that people should be killed in Macbeth?
In Shakespeare's play "Macbeth," the idea that people should be killed originates primarily from Lady Macbeth. She is the one who convinces Macbeth to kill King Duncan in order to fulfill the witches' prophecy and secure his place as king.
What does Shakespeare have to do with Fahrenheit?
Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's play Macbeth says, 'You know your own degrees'
Who worte Macbeth?
William Shakespeare wrote Macbeth
What is an example for a tragic hero?
Macbeth in Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth Lear in Shakespeare's King Lear Hamlet in Shakespeare's Hamlet Brutus in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
What parallels if any can you find in Shakespeare's relationship with Anne and Macbeth's relationship with lady Macbeth?
Shakespeare was a man and Anne was a woman. Coincidentally the same applies to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
Why did Shakespeare make mmacbeth a villen?
I assume you meant "Why did Shakespeare make Macbeth a villan?" Well, what could the storyline have been if he wasn't a villan? Shakespeare's Macbeth was based on the real Macbeth. He murdered his king, Duncan, and became king. I guess that means that the real Macbeth was a villan, and so Shakespeare only kept it that way, showing it wasn't Shakespeare that made his character of Macbeth a villan.
Why do you think Macbeth is startled by the witches predictions in act 1 of Macbeth by Shakespeare?
Why do you think Macbeth is startled by the witches prediction's in act 1 of Macbeth by Shakespeare
What is lady Macbeth's personality in Shakespeare Macbeth?
Lady Macbeth is often portrayed as a fourth witch.
Was Macbeth a fictional character made up by Shakespeare?
Macbeth was not a fictional character made up by Shakespeare. He was based on a historical character, although he is not in any way like the real historical Macbeth. Shakespeare took most of the story of Macbeth from the history book Holinshed's Chronicles which contains most of the events shown in the play. Shakespeare did develop the character of Macbeth found in Holinshed, but he did not invent him.
Is Shakespeare sympathetic at all to Macbeth?
no
Does Donalbain have a wife?
Not in Shakespeare's Macbeth
Who is the poet of story Macbeth?
Shakespeare
