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William Shakespeare did not write 'Macbeth' for King James I and VI. He wrote it for his acting company The King's Men to perform. Although the play does include some flattering things about the king, it does not show up on lists of plays performed before him. Our only record of it being performed is at the Globe in 1612. It was never published in quarto form, which makes it unlikely that it was popular with people generally, or that it had royal favour. It also appears to have been substantially revised and possibly turned into a musical by Thomas Middleton, which is again unlikely if it was popular or a royal favourite.

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