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The Man That Would Be Shakespeare
• Born April 23rd, 1564
• Started out performing
with “The Lord
Chamberlain’s Men”
• Gave him a chance to
write a play
• Henry IV, Pt. 1- It stunk
but they gave him
another shot
• Many playwrights with
nowhere to “play”
• Barn turned into theatre
(Yeah!)
• Puritans burn it down
(Evil theatre! Boo!)
• Globe built! (Yeah!)
• Globe burns (sniff, darn
cannon!)
• Globe rebuilt! (Yeah!)
• Globe burns (Dang that
Fire of London!)
Reconstructed in the 1990’s
o Aristocrats
o The Queen/King
o The Groundlings!
The Cost of a Show
• 1 shilling to stand
• 2 shillings to sit in the
balcony
• 1 shilling was 10% of
their weekly income
• Broadway Today:
– $85 Orchestra
– $60 Balcony
– 10% of a teacher’s
weekly salary
When in a play...
• Only men were permitted
to perform
• Boys or effeminate men
were used to play the
women
• Costumes were often the
company’s most valuable
asset
• Costumes were made by
the company, bought in
London, or donated by
courtiers
• Set in Scotland
• Written for King James I
(formerly of Scotland,
now England)
• Queen of Denmark
(James’s sister) was
visiting
• Shakespeare researched
The Chronicles - Banquo
is an ancestor of King
James I
• King Duncan of Scotland
– Murdered by cousin Macbeth
– Honest and good
• Malcolm & Donalbain
– Sons of the King
– Malcolm is the eldest son
• Macbeth
– Duncan’s most courageous general
– Ambition to become king corrupts him
causing him to murder Duncan
• Banquo
– General and Macbeth’s best friend
– Suspects Macbeth in Duncan’s murder
– An actual ancestor of King James I
• Lady Macbeth
– As ambitious as her husband
– A dark force behind his evil deeds
• Macduff
– Scottish general, suspects Macbeth of
murdering the king
– Macbeth has his family murdered
– Swears vengeance
The Scottish Play
• It is believed to be bad luck to
even squeak the word ‘Macbeth’
in a theatre
• Legend has it you will lose all
your friends involved in the
production--horribly
• MORE ON THAT LATER...
• Def. “Man of high
standard who falls from
that high because of a
flaw that has affected
many” - Aristotle
• Macbeth is one of the
most famous examples
of the tragic hero.
However, how could John
Proctor also be one?
Sowhatreallyhappens?
• Good guy goes bad
• Guy wants power
• Married to a pushy control freak
• She wants power
• Kills people- LOTS of people
• Gets power
• Gets paranoid (a.k.a. goes crazy)
• Ticks off a lot of people
• Want more power! Kill! Kill!
• Gets what’s coming to him in the end
“Life’s but a walking shadow; a poor
player, That struts and frets his hour
upon the stage, And is heard of no more:
it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound
and fury, Signifying nothing.”
- Act V; s.5

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Shakespeare's Macbeth

  • 1.
  • 2. The Man That Would Be Shakespeare • Born April 23rd, 1564 • Started out performing with “The Lord Chamberlain’s Men” • Gave him a chance to write a play • Henry IV, Pt. 1- It stunk but they gave him another shot
  • 3. • Many playwrights with nowhere to “play” • Barn turned into theatre (Yeah!) • Puritans burn it down (Evil theatre! Boo!) • Globe built! (Yeah!) • Globe burns (sniff, darn cannon!) • Globe rebuilt! (Yeah!) • Globe burns (Dang that Fire of London!) Reconstructed in the 1990’s
  • 4. o Aristocrats o The Queen/King o The Groundlings!
  • 5. The Cost of a Show • 1 shilling to stand • 2 shillings to sit in the balcony • 1 shilling was 10% of their weekly income • Broadway Today: – $85 Orchestra – $60 Balcony – 10% of a teacher’s weekly salary
  • 6. When in a play... • Only men were permitted to perform • Boys or effeminate men were used to play the women • Costumes were often the company’s most valuable asset • Costumes were made by the company, bought in London, or donated by courtiers
  • 7. • Set in Scotland • Written for King James I (formerly of Scotland, now England) • Queen of Denmark (James’s sister) was visiting • Shakespeare researched The Chronicles - Banquo is an ancestor of King James I
  • 8. • King Duncan of Scotland – Murdered by cousin Macbeth – Honest and good • Malcolm & Donalbain – Sons of the King – Malcolm is the eldest son • Macbeth – Duncan’s most courageous general – Ambition to become king corrupts him causing him to murder Duncan
  • 9. • Banquo – General and Macbeth’s best friend – Suspects Macbeth in Duncan’s murder – An actual ancestor of King James I • Lady Macbeth – As ambitious as her husband – A dark force behind his evil deeds • Macduff – Scottish general, suspects Macbeth of murdering the king – Macbeth has his family murdered – Swears vengeance
  • 10.
  • 11. The Scottish Play • It is believed to be bad luck to even squeak the word ‘Macbeth’ in a theatre • Legend has it you will lose all your friends involved in the production--horribly • MORE ON THAT LATER...
  • 12.
  • 13. • Def. “Man of high standard who falls from that high because of a flaw that has affected many” - Aristotle • Macbeth is one of the most famous examples of the tragic hero. However, how could John Proctor also be one?
  • 14. Sowhatreallyhappens? • Good guy goes bad • Guy wants power • Married to a pushy control freak • She wants power • Kills people- LOTS of people • Gets power • Gets paranoid (a.k.a. goes crazy) • Ticks off a lot of people • Want more power! Kill! Kill! • Gets what’s coming to him in the end
  • 15. “Life’s but a walking shadow; a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And is heard of no more: it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.” - Act V; s.5