Where was Shakespeare born? | Stratford Upon Avon, England |
What year was Shakespeare born? | 1564 |
Who was Shakespeare married to? | Anne Hathaway |
By when were Shakespeare’s first 15 plays written? | 1597 |
When did Shakespeare change the name of his company? | 1603; when King James came into power |
What was Shakespeare’s company’s name? | The King’s Men |
When was Shakespeare’s middle period? | 1595-1605 |
Which period was Macbeth written in? | Shakespeare’s middle period |
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write? | 154 |
When did Shakespeare die? | 1616 |
About Shakespeare’s plays | His themes in the plays connect the world together. |
“The New Boss” | When Queen Elizabeth passed, she named King James to be the King of England. |
Who was Shakespeare’s former boss? | Queen Elizabeth I |
Puritan influence on Shakespeare | Puritans were rising and getting more and more control, and they believed it was a sin to act because one was pretending to be something that they are not. |
Why do Shakespeare’s plays sound like the King James Bible? | To get approval of his plays by King James |
What year was Macbeth written? | 1606 |
How did the tone of Shakespeare’s plays change when James I became king? | Changed to darker, rather than lighter when Queen Elizabeth reigned |
What year was the Gunpowder Plot? | 1605 |
Chain of Being | stay in given social standing by God; sin if one moved |
Divine Right of Kings | Monarchic rulers were accepted by God and could speak to God |
When did the original Macbeth reign? | 1040-1057 |
How and why did Shakespeare change the role of Banquo in the play from the “historical” Banquo? | Banquo in Macbeth is loyal and wise; Banquo was a traitor; to explain jealousy theme |
What did James’ book Basilikon Doron say about the theme of kingship? | King must listen to God, support country, and have integrity |
What was the Gunpowder Plot? | British tried to kill King James because he was against Catholicism. King would receive letter to go to cellar, where gunpowder would explode upon his arrival |
What was the result of the Gunpowder Plot? | The British men were caught and brutally executed. |
Iamb | combination of stressed and unstressed syllables |
rhyme scheme | rhyme pattern |
Prose | writing in paragraphs |
Verse | similar to standard poetry |
Why would a character speak in verse? | express emotion, give advice, or show sophistication. |
Why would a character speak in prose? | portray their lower social status, create realistic conversations, be comedic, or display a change in mental state |
Ambiguities | characters can be portrayed and analyzed in many different ways |
Antithesis | Words may be deliberately chosen for contrast, which highlights conflicts within the story |
Who did Macbeth kill in order to get the throne? | His cousin Duncan I |
Who did Malcom partner with? | Siward |
progression of kings from 1034-1058 | Malcom II/ his son Duncan/Macbeth/Lulach/Malcom Macduncan |
Macbeth WebQuest Quiz
August 6, 2019