With all due respect to tthakkar, Macbeth was actually performed for King James I. This play would have had some special significance to King James as he was one of those descendants of Banquo - the line of kings shown in the mirror during the witches' prophecies.
This show of respect to King James from Shakespeare is why it was so easy for the king to commission Shakespeare's troupe as "The King's Men."
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