1. Double, Double Toil and Trouble; Fire Burn and Caldron Bubble

2. Renaissance Theater
First origins of English drama were from miracle and morality plays of the Middle Ages
Very popular for all classes
Considered a rough profession not suitable for women
Young boys played female roles
No front curtain
Open-thatched roof
Plays performed in the afternoon

3. Globe

4. Shakespeare’s Theater
Most of Shakespeare’s plays were performed in the Globe Theater…The “O”
Shakespeare’s acting company was the Lord Chamberlain’s Men or The King’s Men

5. William Shakespeare
Most celebrated English poet and dramatist of all time
He wrote tragedies, comedies, and histories
He wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets
credited by the Oxford English Dictionary with the introduction of nearly 3,000 words into the language.

7. Tragedy
Downfall of a major character (tragic hero) due to his tragic flaw
Tragic hero is usually of high social status
Tragic hero is very skilled and successful in many areas, but also possesses a flaw that contributes to his downfall
Antagonists or outside forces may work to also bring about his downfall
A series of events will lead to catastrophe
Tragic hero recognizes his flaw or fatal error and gains the audience’s sympathy
Tragic hero faces his downfall with courage

8. Macbeth Written for James I (Stuart Dynasty) Performed at the Globe
Most of play is set in 11th century Scotland
James I was interested in witchcraft and had Demonology written warning about its powers…

9. Macbeth is based on Ralphael Holinshed’s Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland

10. Holinshed’s Chronicles The REAL PEOPLE behind the story:
Duncan = ineffective ruler for six years;
Macbeth = usurped the throne with the help of many nobleman and reigned for seventeen years;

11. James I studied witchcraft

12. Literary Terms Atmosphere: mood depicted by setting and dialogue
Soliloquy: long speech given by a character ALONE on stage
Aside: when a character speaks privately to another character or the audience but is not overheard by others
Blank Verse: unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter
10-syllable lines of alternating stresses

13. More Literary Terms
Foreshadowing: hints the writer gives the reader about events to come
Dramatic Irony: When the audience knows something that one or more characters do not know
Foil: A character whose attitudes, beliefs, or behavior differ significantly from those of another character. Through contrast, the foil emphasizes characteristics of the main character.

14. "Quoting Shakespeare"
:If you cannot understand my argument and declare "it's Greek to me", you are quoting Shakespeare. If you act "more in sorrow than in anger", if your lost property has "vanished into thin air", you are quoting Shakespeare. If you have ever refused "to budge an inch" or suffered from "green-eyed jealousy", if you have "played fast and loose", if you have been "tongue-tied" - "a tower of strength" - "hoodwinked" or "in a pickle", if you have - "made virtue of necessity", insisted on "fair play" - "slept not one wink" - "stood on ceremony" - "danced attendance" on "your lord and master" - "laughed yourself into stitches", had "too much of a good thing", if you have "seen better days", or lived "in a fool’s paradise", why, be that as it may, you are "as good luck would have it", quoting Shakespeare.

15. if you think it is “high time” and that that is the “long and short of it,” if you believe that “the game is up” and that “the truth will out” even if it involves your own “flesh and blood,” if you “lie low” till the “crack of doom” because you suspect “foul play,” if you have your “teeth set on edge” (“at one fell swoop”) without “rhyme or reason,” then - to “give the devil his due” - if the “truth were known” (for surely you have “a tongue in your head”) you are quoting Shakespeare; even if you bid me “good riddance” and “send me packing,” if you wish I was “dead as a door-nail,” if you think I am an “eyesore,” “a laughing stock,” “the devil incarnate,” “a stony-hearted villain,” “bloody-minded” or “a blinking idiot,” then – “by Jove!” O Lord! Tut tut! “For goodness' sake!” “What the dickens!” “But me no buts!” – “it is all one to me,” for you are quoting Shakespeare.