2006-08-14 09:51:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
"The Stage History of Macbeth
Evidence suggests that Macbeth was written by command as one of the plays to be given before King James I and the King of Denmark during the latter's notable visit to England in the summer of 1606. Shakespeare's company were the King's Players, and it would be natural for them to be commanded to produce a story of Scottish history touching on the ancestry of their patron. The title role was created by the great Richard Burbage and his infamous queen by the boy-actress Edmans. The play was first printed in the Folio of 1623, where the text shows some signs of cutting and alteration. The lyrical episodes of Hecate and the witches (III, 5 and IV, 1) are thought to have been added by another playwright. "
2006-08-14 09:57:53 · answer #1 · answered by maegical 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Approximately 1606 according to James the 1st. It could've been written anytime between 1600 and 1615.
2006-08-14 17:03:31 · answer #2 · answered by PaganPoetess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably written in 1605–1606
This site says 1605-6
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maggieoh/Macbeth/willy.html
This site says before 1607
http://shakespeare-online.com/playanalysis/macbeth.html
Also consider this. Shakespeare wrote for an active theater company. He constantly made changes to his plays as they were being performed.
2006-08-14 16:59:35 · answer #3 · answered by maî 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most scholars believe it was written around 1606.
2006-08-14 17:01:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋