Question

discuss the background of the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare.​

Answer 1

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William Shakespeare wrote Macbeth in 1606, which is loosely based on facts and represents a time in English history of uncertainty and fear. ... Many critics believe that Shakespeare wrote Macbeth to flatter King James I. In the play, Shakespeare includes the character Banquo, from whom King James I actually descended.

Answer 2

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Macbeth was most likely written in 1606, early in the reign of James I, who had been James VI of Scotland before he succeeded to the English throne in 1603. ... Macbeth is not Shakespeare's most complex play, but it is certainly one of his most powerful and emotionally intense.