Presented To Mrs. Hutt
English 8th Period
April 15, 2016
The Life of John Wilkes Booth
John Wilkes Booth was an interesting man as this research paper will state his career, motivations and death. John Wilkes Booth, the man that shocked the entire country by doing something unthinkable at the time, assassinating the president. Before Booth even wanted to kill Lincoln, he was a pretty bad actor. He normally played subordinate roles, like minor people that did not contribute to the story that much. He often forgot his lines and was often heckled by audience members. Booth was once invited to act in a shakespearean play and was promptly kicked out for being a terrible actor (“John Wilkes Booth”). It may be surprising