Macbeth: brutal, cynical
*NOT FOR FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT
Background:
- Shakespeare's most intense play
- Written in 1605-1606
- Globe Theater, Blackfriars Theater
Scotorum Historiae- 1527 by Hector Buece
Discovery of Witchcraft- Reginald Scot
Deamonologie- 1599 - King James 1.
Important notes
Macbeth is an openly political play
Shakespeare changed history in Macbeth to add suspense
Understanding the background and history helps us understand the characters
"Macbeth was a man of penetrating genius, a high spirit, unbounded ambition.
Intelligent and ambitious.
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