had wanted such a reaction from the King who used to fall asleep during plays. In fact, his very purpose for writing

Macbeth was to honor his new King from Scotland. The legend of Macbeth and his deeds was told to James constantly

during his childhood because he had a direct claim to the story. He was one of Banquo's foretold descendants to sit

Many of the events that occur in the play have a direct correlation to James. The fact that this play deals with

treachery and deceit is due to the constant attempts to assassinate James. One reason Macbeth might start out as

the Thane of Glamis is because James was once held hostage by this very thane. The thane's wife was a reported

witch whose meddling caused the delay of James’ marriage. Another conspiracy was by one of his favorites, Lennox.

Lennox used and manipulated the king to fill his own pockets.

To understand some of the content and the very reasons that Macbeth was written, it seems important to know

the facts surrounding the life of James. Macbeth was written at a time when England was experiencing a l

In 1589, he married Anne of Denmark. They married by proxy on August 20th. On her way to meet him in Scotland, Anne's ship went off course due to a horrible storm and then ended up in Oslo. Witches came to him and told him that

James was born on Wednesday June 19th, 1566. The son of Mary Queen of Scots and Lord Darnley, he was the

of the explosion. The night before the event was to take place there was a search of the property. The King's men found the barrels and tortured the conspirators.

was appointed Lord of Moray, left open by Gillecomgain, and married Gruach. They were married in 1033 when

heir to the throne of Scotland and had a legitimate claim to the throne of England. There were rumors that he was

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