Why was it unnatural for nobleman like Macbeth to aspire to become King in Shakespeare's time?

Kings were believed to be chosen by God to rule

What happened in New York City in the 1800s?

riot between rival versions of Macbeth leads to 20 deaths

How might you feel in the audience at the Shakespeare play?

disturbed by the loud offensive people

Who were the Lord Chamberlain's Men?

the acting company that Shakespeare partly owned

What did Guy Fawkes try to do?

create an explosion to kill King James and his government

What was Shakespeare's childhood like?

son of a successful merchant,probably attended a good school

Why did King James ban the play for five years?

rumor that witches cursed Will for stealing their secrets

What was England like during the writing and release of Macbeth?

fear and confusion because of the rule of the new king James

Why doesn't the hero/heroine or main character appear in the first scene of Shakespeare plays?

because the audience would be talking while the play started

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1
What were those audience members who only paid a penny called?
pennypayers
groundlings
ruffians
rabble
2
Why was it unnatural for nobleman like Macbeth to aspire to become King in Shakespeare's time?
There were only queens
they would just have an election
Kings were believed to be chosen by God to rule
everyone believed in free will
3
What happened in New York City in the 1800s?
riot between rival versions of Macbeth leads to 20 deaths
Shakespeare's ancestors give handwritten plays to museum
Thunder and lightning follow productions of Macbeth
Famous English actors visit America
4
How might you feel in the audience at the Shakespeare play?
welcomed by the friendly locals
disturbed by the loud offensive people
awed by all the fancy people
wishing that people were more excited
5
Who were the Lord Chamberlain's Men?
group first named the King's Men
Scottish knights
police of the king that would break up inappropriate plays
the acting company that Shakespeare partly owned
6
What will happen if you say the name "Macbeth," according to superstition?
your goals will magically be within your reach
your tongue will turn black
witches will haunt your dreams
you will have misfortune
7
What did Guy Fawkes try to do?
claim that he wrote Shakespeare's plays
play every lead character in the plays
create an explosion to kill King James and his government
assassinate William Shakespeare
8
What was Shakespeare's childhood like?
never knew his father, adopted by wealthy people
he lived in the royal palace with the king's family
son of a successful merchant,probably attended a good school
He grew up with very little, in poverty
9
Macbeth, written during a dark period of England, is an example of the genre of ...
television sitcom
tragedy
tragicomedy
comedy
10
Why did King James ban the play for five years?
rumor that witches cursed Will for stealing their secrets
He thought parts of were insulting to him
crowds were too rowdy
Shakespeare had a love affair with one of his nieces
11
What was England like during the writing and release of Macbeth?
fear and confusion because of the rule of the new king James
new technologies made England into an industrial center
a renaissance of culture
peace because of strong Queen Elizabeth
12
Why doesn't the hero/heroine or main character appear in the first scene of Shakespeare plays?
because the audience would be talking while the play started
lets the actor show up later to get ready
to build up suspense
the main characters are too serious

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