Intro to Macbeth (No Fear ix-xi; My Perspectives 250-259)

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Across
  1. 2. son of Duncan and the rightful heir to Duncan’s throne
  2. 8. a deeply ambitious woman who lusts for power and position (two words)
  3. 9. Shakespeare drew on the ____ of England, Scotland, and Ireland as a source for the play Macbeth
  4. 10. another word for word order; The ___ Shakespeare uses may also be archaic.
  5. 11. the name of the round or octagonal theater built the in late 1590s by the Lord Chamberlain’s Men theater company; met its demise in 1613
  6. 12. Duncan’s death symbolizes the destruction of ___ in Scotland
  7. 14. a Scottish nobleman against Macbeth’s kingship; leader of the crusade to unseat Macbeth
  8. 17. a Scottish title of nobility
  9. 18. younger of Duncan’s two sons; flees Scotland after his father’s death
  10. 22. another word for outdated; Many words Shakespeare used are now ___.
  11. 23. the goddess of witchcraft
  12. 25. location of Globe Theater
  13. 26. Banquo’s son
  14. 27. considered the ancestor of King James I, so Shakespeare had political motives for holding this character innocent
  15. 29. actors in Shakespeare’s time enjoyed a reputation somewhat like a ___ today (two words)
  16. 30. built London’s first theater (two words)
  17. 32. name of the town Shakespeare was from
  18. 34. good king of Scotland; virtuous, benevolent ruler (two words)
  19. 35. haunts Macbeth (two words)
Down
  1. 1. ruler of England during the rise of English drama
  2. 3. regarded as the greatest writer in English (two words)
  3. 4. a Scottish nobleman
  4. 5. brave, noble general whose children, according to a prophecy, will inherit the Scottish throne
  5. 6. a village in eastern Scotland
  6. 7. a Scottish nobleman
  7. 13. name of Shakespeare’s mother (two words)
  8. 15. name of Shakespeare’s wife (two words)
  9. 16. name of Shakespeare’s father
  10. 19. one of the most successful theater companies in London; Shakespeare was partial owner and the principal playwright (three words); later renamed King’s Men
  11. 20. plot mischief against Macbeth using charms, spells, and prophecies (two words)
  12. 21. the first published edition of Shakespeare’s work; issues in 1623 by two members of his theater company (two words)
  13. 24. Macbeth’s time as king is described as a reign of ___
  14. 28. the number of children Shakespeare had with his wife
  15. 30. became king after the death of Elizabeth I
  16. 31. mythological characters who impersonally weave human destiny
  17. 33. a Scottish general and the thane of Glamis