Context

Question 1

Written by

Answer 1

Shakespeare

Question 2

What is Macbeth?

Answer 2

• famous historical play write of the Jacobean era

Question 3

When was it wrote?

Answer 3

a few years after the ascension to the throne of James VI

Question 4

What genre is the play?

Answer 4

dramatic tragedy

Question 5

What is the structure?

Answer 5

five-act

Question 6

Who is the protagonist?

Answer 6

Macbeth

Question 7

Who are the catalysts for events?

Answer 7

The witches

Question 8

Two key terms

Answer 8

• Hamartia
• Catharsis

Question 9

Who was Shakespeare influenced by?

Answer 9

King James I a supporter and patron

Question 10

Daemonologie

Answer 10

science of demons
witchcraft are acts of Satan
inspired witch hunts

Question 11

What did James I believe in?

Answer 11

Divine right of kings
ordained by god & the great chain of being
supernatural duty to complete witch hunts

Question 12

James I was a religious fanatic and deeply misogynistic meaning . . .

Answer 12

only women could be witches (weaker sex)
- Eve is influenced by the serpent

Question 13

Religious allusions

Answer 13

Adam and Eve = Lord and Lady Macbeth

Question 14

Predestination vs free will

Answer 14

Macbeth is a victim of prophecy
Macbeth is a victim unto himself

Question 15

When was Macbeth written?

Answer 15

England 1606

Question 16

When was the play set?

Answer 16

11th century Scotland