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Macbeth - Context - Coggle Diagram
Macbeth - Context
James I
Great interest in supernatural and witchcraft
Wrote Daemonologie, science of demons
Belived witchcraft was an act of Satan
Daemonologie may have been a source for Macbeth
Wanted to inspire people to carry out witch hunts
Divine right of Kings
Belief that the king was chosen by God
'Ordained by God'
Great chain of being
the King is the closest being to God on Earth
Explains why th sin of regicide and the resulting punishment was perceived as such a serious sin
Macbeth's actions distort the natural order of the universe
Gunpowerder plot
November 5th 1605
Created great fear for the King
Shakespeare
Wrote for the acting group, the Lord Chamberlain's Men
Wrote during Renaissance
His plays are a form of mass entertainment
Jacobean Era
Shakespeare was greatly influenced by the King
Shakespeare changes the original story of Macbeth
Religion
Conflict between Catholicism and Protestantism
Audience were very religious so would see Macbeth's act as even worse
Warrior culture
Very important in Scotalnd
To be seen as a brave and committed soldier was the ultimate accolade