Macbeth and Shakespeare - Historical Context

Which two English monarchs ruled when Shakespeare was writing?

• Queen Elizabeth and King James

• Queen Elizabeth and King George

• King James and Queen Anne

• King David and Queen Kristy

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Did both English monarchs like Shakespeare's work?

• Yes

• No

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King James loved Shakespeare's plays so much, he honored Shakespeare by...

• Marrying his daughter to Shakespeare

• Giving Shakespeare a knighthood

• Giving Shakespeare the Globe Theatre

• Naming Shakespeare's theatre company 'The King's Men'

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Macbeth was most likely written in...

• 1506

• 1606

• 1706

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King James 1st (Also King James 6th of Scotland) took the English throne in...

• 1503

• 1603

• 1782

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It is likely that Shakespeare wrote 'Macbeth' as way to please King James because...

• King James was interested in witch craft

• King James was related to some of the characters in the play.

• King James was worried about being overthrown, and 'Macbeth' shows the chaos that follows the fall of a true king.

• All of the above.

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Witchcraft was made illegal...

• 20 years before the play 'Macbeth'

• 30 years before the play 'Macbeth'

• 50 years before the play 'Macbeth'

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IS it possible that strict and violent punishment against supposed witches in Shakespeare's day was a response to...

• The Devil

• Increased power and influence of women

• Fear of evil

• Mad kings

King James was convinced that...

• Shakespeare was his son

• A group of witches was plotting against him

King James wrote a book called...

• The Birds of Scotland

• Answer to your prayers

• Daemonologie

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