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Anna Katana
Anna Katana
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In which country does the action in Macbeth primarily take place?

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Posted by Anna Katana on Thursday March 26, 2009 at 6:47 PM and tagged with macbeth, scotland, setting, shakespeare.

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  1. ms-mcgregor Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    Most of the action of the play takes place in Scotland. The play was most probably originally written for King James I of England who had originally been King James VII of Scotland. When Elizabeth I of England died without an heir, James, her cousin from Scotland, was invited to become the English king. He traced his lineage through the line of Banquo and that is probably why Banquo's character is much more noble that Macbeth's.  A small part of the play, when Macduff visits Malcolm, takes place in England.

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    Posted by ms-mcgregor on Thursday March 26, 2009 at 7:40 PM