| For whom did Shakespeare write Macbeth? | King James |
| Explain the three difficulties found in reading The language, words, and sentence structure of Shakespeare | Unusual sentence structure, double entendre, difficulty understanding poetic drama |
| Name one of the ways which Shakespeare employees word play | Double entendre and puns |
| What are the months and years of Shakespeare’s birth and death | Born April 15 64, died April 1616 |
| Touch on the highlights of Shakespeare’s education | Attended grammar school where he learned catechism and Latin |
| Why were theaters temporarily closed in London during Shakespeare’s run | The plague affected people’s health |
| Name the three types of plays Shakespeare is noted for having written | Tragedies, comedies and histories |
| Name the theater constructed by Shakespeare is acting company | The globe theater |
| Name Shakespeare’s wife. How many children did he and his wife produce | His wife’s name is Anne Hathaway; three children |
| Why were the years in which Shakespeare wrote amongst the most exciting in English history | The discovery, translation, and the printing of Greek and Roman classics interacted with Christian text and beliefs |
| Name one of the rumors spread about Shakespeare that is unsubstantiated by documentation | Shakespeare could barely read |
| Name two locations (other than theaters) where theater companies perform their plays | At court and at the halls of universities |
| Name three theaters of the era other than the one constructed by Shakespeare’s company | The swan, the curtain, the rose |
| Who are the “groundlings” | People who stand in the yard; paid less to watch the play |
| Explain the terms folio and quarto | Folio is a large page size of play, quarto is the smaller size |
| Identify some of the elements of McBeth corrected by the editors of Folger “for the convenience of the reader” | Modernized punctuation, modernized spelling and modernized old forms of words |
| Name the acting troupe (both names) of which Shakespeare was a part of | The kings men, Lord Chamberlain’s men |
Macbeth Preface
November 2, 2019