when was macbeth set and written?

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homewrk question

Answer 1

it was set in the heart of scotland hence the fact they call it the scottish play and was written in 1606

Answer 2

When Was Macbeth Written

Answer 3

Hi there.
Macbeth was written around 1606, as others have stated. It is set in 11th century Scotland and is based on a real character, MacBeth in gaelic signifying "son of life". Shakespeare was once again rewriting history to flatter, this time the new king James the First. As James the 6th of Scotland, he claimed descent from King Malcolm Canmore, who had deposed and killed Macbeth with English assistance - the play was giving legitimacy to James, as Malcolm had been illegitimate and should not have been able to inherit. So the play supports James in his newly-acquired kingship of England.
Hope this helps, Steve.

Answer 4

Macbeth cannot be precisely dated, but the likeliest date of composition is between 1603 and 1606.[1] The play is unlikely to be earlier than 1603 given that it seems designed to celebrate King James's ancestors and the Stuart accession to the throne in 1603 (James believed himself to be descended from Banquo).[2] Many editors of the play suggest a more specific date of 1605-6; the principal reason for this is a number of possible allusions to the Gunpowder Plot and its ensuing trials, specifically the Porter's speech (Act II, scene iii, lines1-21) may contain allusions to the trial of the Jesuit Henry Garnet in spring, 1606; "equivocator" (line 8) may refer to Garnet's defense of "equivocation" [see: Doctrine of mental reservation], and "farmer" (4) was one of Garnet's aliases.[3] However, the concept of "equivocation" was also the subject of a 1583 tract by Queen Elizabeth's chief councillor Lord Burghley as well as the 1584 Doctrine of Equivocation by the Spanish prelate Martin Azpilcueta that was disseminated across Europe and into England in the 1590's.[4]

Scholars also cite an entertainment seen by King James at Oxford in the summer of 1605 that featured three "sibyls" not unlike the weird sisters; Kermode surmises that Shakespeare could have heard about this and alluded to it with the three witches.[5] However, A. R. Braunmuller in the New Cambridge edition finds the 1605-6 arguments inconclusive, and argues only for an earliest date of 1603.[6] The play is not considered to be any later than 1607, since, as Kermode notes, there are "fairly clear allusions to the play in 1607."[7] The earliest account of a performance of the play is April 1611, when Simon Forman recorded seeing it at the Globe Theatre.[8]

The text of Macbeth incorporates later revisions by Thomas Middleton, who inserted passages from his own play The Witch (1615), most notably an extra scene involving the witches and Hecate, because these scenes had proven highly popular with audiences. These revisions, which include all of Act III, scene v, and a portion of Act IV, scene i, are usually indicated as such in modern texts.
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The setting is SCOTLAND.

Answer 5

In what I gather from the internet it was written after 1603 and before 1610. It cannot be precisely dated. The setting is Medieval Scotland.

Answer 6

dont no about written, but set in Scotland around the time of the Battle of Hastings.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Not as good as setting it in a fast food restaurant.

Answer 9

it was set in scotland and written in 1606... at least i think it was...do you have to write an essay on it???? if yes...GOOD LUCK

Answer 10

it was written by shakespear in the 16th century i think. or suming like that. and it was set in that time as well.