Individualism In Macbeth

Macbeth is a very dramatic, dark, and sinister play that involves witchcraft and tragedy. The play indicates how once a chain of events has been set in motion, it’s impossible to undo the past. It reflects Shakespeare and the situation he was in at the time. Macbeth showed us the essence of anti-humanity caused by extreme individualism. This play’s storyline was not like Shakespeare’s original plays, it’s exactly based on facts.
William Shakespeare wrote Macbeth in 1606. He wrote Macbeth to entertain and win the approval of King James I. King James I “had previously been James VI of Scotland. King James symbolised the union of the Scottish and English crowns, a union to which Shakespeare refers in the play” (Marotous). King James I was intrigued
Shakespeare not only got his ideas from the history of the Kings of England (Queen Elizabeth’s ancestors). Shakespeare used to read different plays and stories in order to get ideas to write his own plays. He wrote the play, Macbeth, when King James came to the throne. He named one of his characters from the play, Banquo, and made him a good and wise person because James descended from him. Shakespeare wrote this play to tell about the rise of his ancestor. “Most of Shakespeare's plays were based on English, Roman and Greek history, on legends and myths, and on earlier plays and stories. However his genius was in taking those stories and histories and writing plays about them in a way that had never been done before, getting to the heart and soul of his characters and writing in language so beautiful and yet endlessly relevant that we are still reading, performing and enjoying his work 400 years after they were written”
The aim for these productions is “to make Shakespeare accessible to a contemporary audience” (Coker). “We loved the idea of taking Shakespeare’s plays and reinterpreting them for the 21st century,” said Amy Helmes, co-author of Tempestuous. “Our novels pay homage to the Bard while putting our own modern spin on his works. Retellings are popular in the YA [young adult] realm right now, from new twists on fairy tales to Greek mythology. Shakespeare’s themes are so common; we knew they’d be a perfect fit for the YA genre, especially if we could find a way to make his tales less intimidating and more relatable. We knew the Shakespeare angle would appeal to teachers and librarians, but the enthusiasm we’ve seen from young readers has been even greater than we’d anticipated.” Many of Shakespeare's characters in his plays are teenagers and they face the problems that teenagers today face. His plays’ tone and mood are always toward the experiences of teenagers. “Askew and Helmes, both entertainment journalists, were English majors in college and fans of classic literature. Book two, Exposure, a retelling of Macbeth set in an Alaska high school, will be released in January” (Coker). Lesleyann Coker “expects to see Shakespeare throughout all forms of media in 2013 as a new generation of media consumer rediscovers the timeless literary treasures of William Shakespeare.” It’s 2016 and we still talk about