There is no scene 11. I may be able to find what you are talking about though. I love me some Macbeth
Ian Mortimer's primary purpose in this passage is to inform readers about the amount of plays in London's theaters because, by knowing this facts, readers can have a better idea of how the society they are willing to know is in a certain period of time.
The author achieves the purpose of informing readers by providing real facts, he describes the attitudes the Elizabethans had and explains why they had them. In this book, Mortimer reveals all kind of information about where to eat, where to stay,but also about a country in which life expectancy is in the early thirties, people still starve to death and Catholics are persecuted for their faith.
The answer is conditional and subjunctive moods.
The conditional mood is used to talk about improbable situations and circumstances which depend on some condition.
For example: <em>If all wars were ended, the world would be a happier place.</em>
The subjunctive mood is used to describe wishes and hypothetical conditions.
For instance: <em>I wish all wars were ended. </em>
