macbeth context

macbeth context

1. Elizabeth 1

   • strong female character.

2. James 1

   • protestant king of Scotland and England
     • believed in witchcraft and black magic.

3. gunpowder plot

   • attempt to kill king james 1 by blowing up parliament.

4. witchcraft in Jacobean england.

   • punishable by law, with the penalty of death and seizure of property.

5. The great chain of being .

   • belief that everything in nature has its proper place, with the king at the top.

6. The divine right of kings

   • belief the king is gods chosen representative on eath.

7. classical tradegy

   • type of play; the hero dies at the end because of a tragic flaw e.g. ambition