Shakespeare and the real Macbeth Worksheet Name:________________________________

1. In what country was Shakespeare born?_____________________________________________________

2. When was he born ? ____________________________________________________________________
3. What was the name of the town where he was born?___________________________________________
4. Whom did Shakespeare marry?____________________________________________________________
5. How old was he when he married ? _________________________________________________________
6. Name his children ______________________________________________________________________
7. What was his mothers name?_____________________________________________________________
8. What was the name of his theatre in London? ________________________________________________
9. When was it built? ______________________________________________________________________
10. What source did Shakespeare use for Macbeth? ______________________________________________
11. Why did Shakespeare write Macbeth ?_____________________________________________________
12. When did Duncan take over the throne of Scotland ?__________________________________________
13. What was the date of his death?___________________________________________________________
14. How did he die? _______________________________________________________________________
15. How long had he reigned ?_______________________________________________________________
16. Name his children _____________________________________________________________________
17. Who was their mother?__________________________________________________________________
18. What does the name Macbeth mean? _____________________________________________________
19. Who was Macbeths father? _____________________________________________________________
20. Who killed Macbeths father? ____________________________________________________________
21. Who was Macbeths wife?_______________________________________________________________
22. What was her link to royalty?____________________________________________________________
23. To whom had she been married before? ____________________________________________________
24. What happened to her first husband?_______________________________________________________
25. Name her child _______________________________________________________________________

26. Which men led an attack on Macbeth in 1054? ______________________________________________

27. When did Macbeth die? ________________________________________________________________
28. How long had he reigned?_______________________________________________________________
29. Who killed him? ______________________________________________________________________
30. Why did this person kill him?____________________________________________________________
31. What was Macbeths reputation? _________________________________________________________
32. Who took the throne after Macbeths death? ________________________________________________
33. How long did this person reign?___________________________________________________________
34. How did s/he die?______________________________________________________________________
35. Who was the next to take the throne?_______________________________________________________
36. What, supposedly, happened to Fleance? ___________________________________________________
37. What is the truth? ____________________________________________________________________

Keep it in the family. From the attached information, answer the following:
38. Malcolm II killed __________________________________________
39. Malcolm II was killed by _________________________________his ____________________________
40. #39 was killed by _________________________, who then took over the throne
41. #40 killed ___________________________, and then took his wife, ___________________ , and raised
his son, __________________________.
42. This son was killed by _________________________ , who also killed ___________________________
43. #40 was assisted in #39s death by ________________________, his_____________________________
44. Donalbane killed __________________________________, his own___________________________
45. Donalbane was imprisoned and blinded by ______________________ his ________________________
46. The man who helped attack Macbeth was _______________who was Duncans ____________________
47. How many generations are there between Duncan and James 1st of England?______________________