What is Macbeth?
Q: What is Macbeth?
A: Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare.
Q: How many types of plays did Shakespeare write?
A: Shakespeare wrote three types of plays: histories, comedies, and tragedies.
Q: What is the genre of Macbeth?
A: Macbeth is a tragedy.
Q: When did Shakespeare write Macbeth?
A: Shakespeare wrote Macbeth between 1603 and 1607.
Q: Who are the characters in Macbeth based on?
A: In the play, the characters of Macbeth, Macduff, and Duncan are roughly based on records of real people.
Q: What source did Shakespeare use when writing Macbeth?
A: Shakespeare read records of real people in Holinshed's Chronicles, a history book from 1587.
Q: Are the events in Macbeth identical to what happened in real life?
A: No, the things that happen in the play are very different from what happened in real life.
