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=**The King's Men**= The King's Men was a group of the state of the arch actors around. They were the ones that would perform in front of Queen Elizabeth, until King James in Scotland was king and that's where the King's Men stayed. The main purpose of the King's Men are to entertain King James of Scotland by acting out Shakespeare's many plays. Shakespeare used the real Scotland and King's Men and their history in order to write Macbeth. They devote their time and energy to try and put on the best show for the King and hope he'll enjoy it. It relates to Macbeth because the inspiration of King's Men in Scotland helped set up the whole play of Macbeth because Macbeth has real life situations to be related to. The King's Men are the ones who would aim to bring happiness through their different acting skills, because they were thought to be very skilled. In fact, they were supposed to be thought of as the most skilled actors in the land, which is why they perform for royalty around different countries. Since they were so good, they were thought to be able to bring up an amazing performance of Shakespeare's plays. All in all, the purpose of the King's Men is to bring entertainment to King James through acting out Shakespeare's plays.
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 * Ariana Warsco**

Works Cited:

> Mabillard, Amanda. //Shakespeare Q & A: The King's Men//. __Shakespeare Online__. 20 Aug. 2000.15.Nov.2012 Woolf, Alex. "Macbeth." //World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras //. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 16 Nov. 2012.


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 * Tim Wils**



The King's Men was a group of actors sponsored by King James, and was the main group of actors that put on the performances written by William Shakespeare. This acting group did not only have the luck of being able to perform alongside one of the greatest playwrights, but were the ones specifically chosen to entertain royalty. King James I loved the arts, especially theater, and gave them a royal patent where they became licensed to entertain for some of the most influential people of that age. They were given protection from the plague at its outbreak, kept jobs, and were able to entertain for many different important individuals and revolutionize the art of theatre. This group of people also acted out many of Shakespeare's plays under direction of the creator that were put out to the public. This group sometimes was the first group to perform these plays, and therefore introduced the world to the plays renowned for their timelessness and brilliance. This group of people were credited with starting the age of Jacobean Theater, ushering in a new age of entertainment (Mabillard). This group of people was the first group to take Shakespeare's ideas and put them in front of the eyes of highly important individuals, and therefore revolutionized theatre forever.

Works Cited

Mabillard, Amanda. //Shakespeare Q & A: The King's Men //. __Shakespeare Online __. 20 Aug. 2000. 15 November 2012.



Historical

Chris Bohlman

The King’s Men were a group of actors that performed for the King (obviously). They are most famously associated with William Shakespeare, as Shakespeare was an important part of their troupe. The group began to perform at the start of the Jacobean era; their popularity sky rocketed. Shakespeare wrote two plays a year for the group. And those plays became world famous, as well as being famous in England. The Kings Men performed for King James VI, as well as other royalty. They performed plays such as The Merchant of Venice and Othello. The King’s Men performed Shakespeare’s plays in front of royalty for many years until the actual death of Shakespeare.

"Who were The King’s Men?" Shakespeare Online. n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2012.

"1603 King’s Men" Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet. n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2012.



Audience

Evander Alan Gaines

The audiences of the King’s Men were mostly rich and royal related people. Even the Queen herself participated as an audience. The King’s Men were seriously talented and preformed all over the land. The Queen favored them and loved to see their shows, one of the reasons why Shakespeare became so famous. When they were first named, “The King’s Men”, almost everyone had the chance to see them perform. With the Queen’s large recourses and connections, The King’s Men were able to perform to much, much more people. Royal or not, the group was able to do what they love and show how amazing Shakespeare’s work was. Their audiences loved and looked up to them, as if they were the greatest in the world.

Works Cited

Mabillard, Amanda. //Shakespeare Q & A: The King's Men //. __Shakespeare Online __. 20 Aug. 2000. 16 November 2012.

Best, Michael. "Policy on Quality Content." Internet Shakespeare Editions, University of Victoria, 2010. .