mona3916 mona3916 10-03-2021 English contestada Why did Shakespeare write the play, Macbeth, to please King James 1? A) During this time, angry kings would punish citizens who displeased them. B) Shakespeare needed King James I as a patron. C) Shakespeare did not write the play. D) Shakespeare was asked by the King's family to write a play for the King to celebrate his coronation to the throne.