unknown, it is most often celebrated on April 23, the feast of St. George, and also the date upon which he

would die. He was the third of seven children born to John and Mary Arden Shakespeare. Shakespeare's

father was a tanner and glovemaker. He was a fairly prominent political figure as well, being an alderman of

Stratford for years, and serving a term as "high bailiff" (what we would call a mayor). He died in 1616,

leaving little land to William, his eldest son. Not much is known of Mary Shakespeare, except that she had a

William Shakespeare attended a very good grammar school in Stratford-upon- Avon, though the time period

during which he attended school is not known. His instructors were all Oxford graduates, and his studies

were probably primarily in Latin. Little else is known of his boyhood.

Shakespeare's Marriage and Life in London

In 1582 at 18 years of age, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, a lady seven or eight years older than he

from Shottery, a villiage a mile from Stratford. Their first daughter, Susanna, was born in 1583, followed by

53 - 54). The King says, "No more that of Cawdor shall deceive / Our bosom interest: go pronounce him

soon, the characters will be discussing the murder. What does Shakespeare do? He throws in a drunk porter

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promised" (lines 16 - 17). She questions Macbeth's character:

summons thee to heaven, or to hell" (lines 63 - 64). This statement might be a threat to Duncan, meaning

where they will meet, and decide that they will meet "upon the " (line 7). The third witch then prophesies

character is greatly built up in this second scene by both the Captain and King Duncan. The Captain says,

rebel). This battle quickly fulfills the first of many prophecies supplied by the witches.

Lennox: He (without knowing it), keeps the blame off Macbeth for a while. He is the character that suggests

Globe Theatre burned, but remained quite wealthy and contributed to the building of the . Shakespeare died

/ As happy prologues to the swelling act / Of the imperial theme" (lines 127 - 129) and, "[the prophecies

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