Why is Macbeth considered a mystery?

One has to admit, Macbeth has it all: Witchcraft, dying monarchs, ghosts that just don’t quit and murderous blue bloods, truly a gamut of goodies. However, these wonderful surface theatrics serve only as vehicles to the true story of the play itself.

Let’s delve into four very interesting pieces of Macbeth history!

The Scottish Play

In 1606, when our dear Shakespeare wrote this drama, there was a fascination in Scotland as England welcomed its new king, James 1 of England or James VI of Scotland. As English history does, it get s a little busy in the family tree scenario, but this is the gist:

The Virgin Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603

She was succeeded by James

Jame was the son of Elizabeth’s second cousin, Mary Queen of Scots

Capitalizing on the news of the day and the distaste for their northern neighbours, Shakespeare added to the fact that James was bringing with him a bevy of Scottish courtiers and with it, a culture the English could no longer ignore.

Macbeth is known for being more than just a Shakespearean play. It has a bizarre and dangerous past that haunts it since its premiere back in the 1600's. Let's take a look at that history. The First Performance All we have is legend concerning the first performance

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1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)