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Macbeth Research (King James VI (. (Father: Lord Darnley, Mother: Mary…
Macbeth Research
King James VI
James I of England but James VI of Scotland
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Father: Lord Darnley
Mother: Mary Queen of Scots
Became allies with Elizabeth I in 1586 under the treaty of Berwick
Married Anne of Denmark in 1589
Only three of their children survived childhood
Had seven children
Became King of England and Ireland in 1603
Believed in the Devine right of Kings
In 1605, he was almost killed by the Catholics gunpowder plot
1604- ended war with spain
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Born: 19th June 1566
Died: 27th March 1625
Created his own version of the bible in 1611
Witchcraft and the Supernatural in Shakespearean England
Witches were usually old, poor, unprotected single women or widows with pets (familiars)
Witches were blamed if anything out of the ordinary or suspicious happened
White witches: helpful and valuable, were meant to provide help for those in need,
Black witches: dangerous, were thought to practice sorcery for harmful uses
If someone was found guilty of being a with, then they were hung or sent to prison.
Elizabethan World View...
Doctors believed that 4 humours made up the human being and had certain characteristics: blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm
Great Chain of Being
System of Hierarchy according to someone's balance of spirit and matter
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God-Angels-Man-Animals-Plants-Minerals
Music of the Spheres
It was thought that the universe is made up of spheres contained within each other
The spheres made musical sounds as they moved, showing the harmonious working together of all creations
Zodiac Signs
The Elizabethans thought that what star you were born under determined your personality and what your life would be like
The wheel of fortune
It was believed that people who had everything they needed in life would at some point experience a misfortune, and that people who didn't have everything they might have needed in life would at some point experience great fortune.
Divine Right of Kings...
Kings should only answer to God
The belief that medieval Kings were chosen by God
They represented God on Earth
If anyone disobeyed the Kings then it was believed that they were disobeying God
Why Shakespeare wrote Macbeth...
To get the approval of King James I
So that he would continue to receive funding for his plays
To comment on the gunpowder plot of 1605
Women in 17th Century England
Tutored at home
Couldn't become doctor's or lawyers
Couldn't become heirs to their father's titles unless they were royalty
Weren't allowed to vote or enter politics
Weren't allowed in the army or navy
Couldn't act in theatres
Not obeying men was seen as a crime against their religion
Weren't allowed to go to university