Macbeth context

whichcraft

James I

the theatre

key words

The gunpowder plot

shakespear

renaissance audience

The great chain of being

Guy Fawkes was the leader of the group and he tried to blow up the houses of parliament

born in Stratford upon-avon

born 23 April 1564-died 23 Apr 1616

Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564.Stratford-upon-Avon, in the middle of England.

.Whichcraft

wizardy

Scotland

they would put women under water and if they came back up they would be killed because they would be classes as a witch but if didn't they would drown

The globe theater is in London where William Shakespeare did everything

It was destoryed by a fire on 29th June 1613

Guy Fawkes wasn’t the leader of the plot.

The plan was delayed by an outbreak of plague.

Witchcraft is practiced by both women and men

Not all witches are evil. It sounds obvious because a lot of us know mostly about witchcraft from Wizard of Oz , Harry Potter , and the likes

He was a writer

He suppressed anyone who differed with him James I was not a good king if you wanted to practice religious freedom.

The people back then were religious and superstitious and didn't have good knowledge of science so used super natural

The theory of Great Chain of Being indicates that any attempt to break the chain (what god has put in order) would cause the world to get out of control and lose its natural being.