| BACKGROUND ON MACBETH |
| Macbeth was the real king of Scotland of the 11th century. Shakespeare read several sources, mainly the Chronicles of Holinshed, which he look at to help him write his play's historical. In the Holinshed verison of Macbeth, Banquo and MACBETH together kill Duncan, when the battles were of with the Danes. The Holinshed version of MACBETH has detaols the show how the Scots and MACBETH, killed the Danish army. The way that they kill the army was with sleeping potion, just like MACBETH and Lady MACBETH did to kill Duncan. In the Holinshed one, Lady Macbet was all happy to be Queen. Banand MACBETH team up to kill Duncan. This version did not give Shakespeare and very good story, but it was not bad at all. |
| BACKGROUND ON William Shakespeare |
| William Shakespeare's baptism occurred on Wednesday, April 26, 1546. The father of William was John Shakespeare, and this mother was Mary. William Shakespeare got married on November 28, 1582, he married Anne Hathaway. While they were married William and Anne had 3 children. Susanna, Hamnet, and Judith. During this year as a father, and husband he worked as a teacher. He died on April 23, 1616 at the age of 70. The las know descendant of William Shapespeare was his granddaughter, Elizabeth Hall, who passed on in 1670. |