Macbeth By William Shakespeare Tragedy Elizabethan Age. 1. The Author and His Times William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford, England. His father worked selling leather and grains, and was a town official. He was the third child out of eight children. His mother, Mary, came from a family of prosperous farmers and landowners. On November 28, 1582, he married Anne Hathaway. She was the daughter of a farmer near Stratford. He had three children with her, …showed first 75 words of 3542 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3542 total…to switch places and personalities after the murder. The psychological aspects of the murder were nicely emphasized and brought out giving the story a certain depth. However, this play still leaves some questions on fate and free will. Do we have any free will at all? or is everything controlled by fate? Would Macbeth have killed Duncan if the witches did not tell him his fortune? Update: The setting of Macbeth is the 11th Century.