Macbeth Context
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Shakespeare, James 1 and Globe Thearte
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- Macbeth Context
- William Shakespeare
- Born in 1954, to a successful middle class glove maker, in Stratford upon Avon
- He attended Grammar School
- In 1582, he married an older woman, Anne Hathaway, and had three children with her.
- Around 1590, he left his family behind and traveled to London to work as an actor and playwright.
- He eventually became the most popular playwright in England and part-owner of The Globe Thearte
- Was a favorite of both Elizabeth 1 and James 1 respectively.
- He retired to Stratford and died in 1616 at the age of 52.
- Macbeth shortest and bloodiest tragedy written by Shakespeare
- Macbeth most likely written in 1606, early in the reign of James 1.
- King James 1
- Was previously James VI of Scotland and succeeded to the throne in England in 1603.
- He was a patron of Shakespeare's acting company and of all the plays Shakespeare wrote under his reign.
- Macbeth clearly reflects the playwright's close relationship with him.
- Macbeth about James 1's history both as a Scottish and English monarch.
- One of Shakespeare's most powerful and emotionally intense plays.
- Plays wrote in times of James 1 much more cynical and dark compared to Queen Elizabeth where plays were full of happiness and love.
- The Globe Thearte
- Tragedy plays often contained lots of blood and gore to entertain crowds.
- Three different audience zones were available.
- Pit: Where groundlings, low class people that would pay a penny, would stand.
- Orchestra: Where the middle class people would sit.
- Galleries: Where the upper class would sit.
- William Shakespeare
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