| Fear not, till Birnam wood do come to Dunsinane | Witches |
| The primrose way to the everlasting bonfire | Porter |
| Bring forth men children only | Macbeth |
| Out damned spot, out I say | Lady Macbeth |
| All my pretty chickens and their dam | Macduff |
| Screw your courage to the sticking place | Lady Macbeth |
| There’s daggers in men’s smiles | Donalbain |
| To the last syllable of recorded time | Macbeth |
| The attempt and not the deed confounds us | Lady Macbeth |
| I have supped full with horrors | Macbeth |
| Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself | Macbeth |
| Too full of the milk of human kindness | Lady Macbeth |
| Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? | Macbeth |
| Double double toil and trouble | Three witches |
| Fie! A soldier, and afeard? | Lady Macbeth |
| Amen stuck in my throat | Macbeth |
| What was Abraham Lincoln’s favorite play? | Macbeth |
| What two things did Lincoln love? | The theater and quoting from Macbeth |
| What are two reasons Lincoln loved Macbeth? | 1. Macbeth had ambition, and so did Lincoln 2. Guilt (related to him for moral burden from war since he led it) |
| When did Lincoln re-read Macbeth? | Near the end of the war |
| What type of education did Lincoln have? | No formal education, self taught |
| What is the result of war on Lincoln? | Doesn’t sleep well, ages because of guilt |
| Who was an actor in Shakespeare plays? | John Wilkes-Booth |
| What does “sic semper tyranus” mean? | Thus be to tyrants |
| Who said the quote “sic semper tyranus”? | Julius Caesar |
| What did John Wilkes-Booth say after he shot Lincoln, and why? | “sic semper tyranus” , because he saw Lincoln as a tyrant as Julius Caesar was in Shakespeare’s plays |
| When was William Shakespeare born? | April 23rd, 1564 |
| Where was Shakespeare born? | Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. |
| What child was Shakespeare? | 3rd of 8 children |
| Where and when was Shakespeare baptized? | April 26th, 1564 at Trinity church |
| Who were Shakespeare’s parents? | John and Mary Shakespeare (Catholics) |
| What was John Shakespeare’s job? | Prosperous wool/leather/glove merchant whose finances declined by 1590 |
| Where was William educated? | At the local grammar school, he didn’t go to a university |
| Where did William work? | In or near stratford-father’s business, law clerk, tutor, soldier, valet (horse holder) |
| When did William marry Ann Hathaway? | November 1582 |
| How old was William and Ann when they got married? | William was 18, Ann was 26 |
| How many children did William and Ann have? | 3 children: Susanna (born May 1583) and the twins Judith and hamlet (born 1585) |
| When did Hamnet, one of Shakespeare’s children, die? | 1596 |
| What period of Shakespeare’s life is known as “the lost years”? | 1585-1592 |
| When was Will known in London as an actor and playwright? | 1592, maybe becoming a member of a traveling company of actors who stopped in Stratford |
| Why did William leave his home and family? | Unknown, but in this time it meant trouble (some say poaching) |
| When was the first theater built and where? | London in 1576 |
| Most likely, what kind of writer was Shakespeare? | A freelance writer |
| When were the theaters closed and why? | 1592 to 1594 because of bubonic plague |
| What did actors do during the plague? | They went on the road to smaller cities or spent time writing poetry and plays for when the plague passed |
| When did Will become a member of The Lord chamberlain’s men acting company? | 1594 |
| What name was The Lord chamberlain’s Men changed to in 1603, and why? | changed to The king’s men, because James I became king and patron |
| When did Shakespeare and fellow actors/investors build the globe theater? | 1598 |
| What shape was the globe theater? | Circular, Shakespeare called it “this wooden O” |
| What was the traditional shape of the globe theater? | Rectangular shape |
| Was William partners in other theaters? | Yes |
| What three types of plays did Shakespeare write? | History plays, comedies/romances, and tragedies |
| Were the stages of this time elaborate? | No |
| What were the costumes of Shakespeare’s time made of? | Velvet, silk, silver, gold, and lace; tailors were on call for productions |
| Who were Shakespeare’s plays popular with? | Queen Elizabeth I and her successor James I |
| How many plays did Shakespeare write? | 37, two long poems and many sonnets |
| Around 1610, where did Shakespeare retire to? | He retired to Stratford as a wealthy, successful and respected man |
| When did Shakespeare die? | April 23rd, 1616 (his birthday) |
| Where is Shakespeare buried? | Trinity church, Stratford (the same church he was baptized in) |
| Who did Shakespeare leave almost all of his estate to when he died? | His daughters, their husbands and children |
| What did Shakespeare’s wife receive when he died? | Only the second best bed in the house |
| Where is the memorial dedicated to Shakespeare? | Poet’s corner, Westminster Abby |
| When is the feast day of Saint George, the patron saint of England? | April 23rd |
| Catherine of Aragon | Divorced |
| Who did Henry VIII’s daughter Mary marry? | King Phillip II of Spain |
| Anne Boleyn | Beheaded |
| Jane Seymour | Died in childbirth |
| Ann of Cleaves | Fourth wife, German Protestant, divorced |
| Katherine Howard | Fifth wife, English Protestant, beheaded |
| Catherine Parr | Sixth wife, English Protestant, survived |
| Where did Shakespeare get the story of Macbeth? | Chronicles of Holinshed by Raphael Holinshed (before 1580) |
| What does the chronicles of Holinshed describe? | The history of England, Scotland, and Ireland and the reigns of King Duncan and Macbeth |
| Where does Shakespeare get the idea of Macbeth and the three witches? | Two earlier chronicles by other authors |
| What was James I very interested in? | Witchcraft |
| What changes did Shakespeare make to the real story of Macbeth? | He glorifies Banquo and invents Fleance which is an important part of the Stuart political myth |
| How did one become a king in medieval Scotland? | Tanistry; the Celtic system of succession of kings |
| Who could a King be succeeded by? | Any male member of the royal family group of 4 generations |
| When could a successor be named? | During the predecessor’s lifetime, leading to successors killing off their predecessors |
| In the real story, when did Macbeth kill King Duncan? | In a civil war during battle on August 14th, 1040 A.D |
| What was Duncan’s reign like? | Short and unhappy |
| What were the dates of King Duncan’s reign? | 1034-1040 |
| Who did banquo side with? | Macbeth |
| What word is used to refer to banquo in historical data because of Shakespeare’s distortion of him in the play? | Mythic |
| When did Macbeth win a victory over a rebel army near Birman wood? | 1045 |
| Who went into exile after his fathers death? | Malcolm, Duncan’s oldest son |
| When did the earl of siward unsuccessfully attempt to dethrone Macbeth in favor of malcolm? | 1046 |
| Where did Macbeth go on a pilgrimage to in 1050? | Rome |
| What did Siward force Macbeth to do in 1054? | Give up part of the southern part of his kingdom to Malcolm |
| When was Macbeth killed in a battle, and by who? | August 15th, 1057, led by siward and Malcolm with assistance from the English King |
| Where was Macbeth buried? | On the island of Iona where only the lawful kings of Scotland I’m the Middle Ages were buried |
| Where had Duncan been buried? | On the island of Iona as well as Macbeth |
| What kind of monarch was Macbeth, and how long did eh reign? | A wise one who ruled Scotland for 17 years |
| Did Macbeth have children? | No |
| Who followed Macbeth to the throne? | His step son Lulach |
| Who was Lulach killed by? | Malcolm’s followers and Malcolm became king of all Scotland |
| Was lady Macbeth ever mentioned to be a fiend like queen? | No |
| Lady Macbeth was a member of what? | The royal family linage |
| When Macbeth claimed the throne after Duncan’s death, who’s name did eh claim it in? | Both of their names |
| When did Malcolm rule Scotland? | 1058-1093 or 35 years |
| In 1093, where did Malcolm and his army invade? | England, and Malcolm was killed |
| What happened after Malcolm and his army invaded England? | The border between Scotland and England was maintained for the time being |
| Who became the King of Scotland after Malcolm died? | Donald Bain, Malcolm’s younger brother |
| What did Shakespeare take great liberties with? | The truth, to give James I of England a proper pedigree. While he had a royal lineage, Shakespeare takes it back to 11th century and tweaks the story to make James’ ancestry look more honorable than it was |
| Fair is foul and foul is fair | Witches |
| So fair a day I have not seen | Macbeth |
| Out, out, brief candle | Macbeth |
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December 9, 2019