King James was obsessed with witches, and he even wrote a book about them, so Shakespeare added them to the play Also, it was believed that king James was a descendant of Banquo, so Shakespeare changed history so that Banquo did not assist in the murder of Duncan
King duncan? i think
According to kermode, what reason does Macbeth provide for killing duncan
At the outset of Macbeth, Duncan is the King of Scotland. Shortly after Macbeth commits regicide, he becomes the King. At the very end of the play, Malcolm (Duncan's son) is taken to be crowned.Unless you meant in terms of real history, in which case, James I was on the throne when Shakespeare wrote Macbeth.
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.
The eighth ruler portrayed by the apparitions in Macbeth represents King James I of England, who was also King James VI of Scotland. The play Macbeth was written by Shakespeare to please and flatter King James I, who had a keen interest in witchcraft and the supernatural.
James I of England/ James VI of Scotland.
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Macbeth was probably written as a tribute to king James. There are 3 main evidences of this; first: setting. This play is set in Scotland,the land of king James' ancestors. Second,one of the main theme of this play is witchcraft. King James was really interested in this topic: he wrote a book about it in 1597 (Demonology). Last but not least, Shakespeare put Banquo in the line of kings. Banquo really existed and he was related to king James.
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King James was Scottish.
Queen Elizabeth I and King James I, were first cousins twice removed.
Duncan is not only Macbeth's king, but also his first cousin. In Act 1 Scene 7, Macbeth calls him his "kinsman". Because Macbeth was closely related to the king, he had a chance to be his successor (under the Scottish law of the time, a successor was chosen from among the king's relatives; the crown did not pass to the king's children unless they were thought to be worthy.)