CONTEXT

Question 1

what is the acronym for remembering the 6 key contexts to the play Macbeth

Answer 1

king
Duncan’s
Grim
Death
Sparks
Paranoia

Question 2

what dose king represent in the context acronym

Answer 2

king James 1

Question 3

what dose Duncan represent in the context acronym

Answer 3

Demonology

Question 4

what dose Grim represent in the context acronym

Answer 4

grate chain of being

Question 5

what dose Death represent in the context acronym

Answer 5

divine right of kings

Question 6

what dose Sparks represent in the context acronym

Answer 6

seven deadly sins

Question 7

what dose Paranoia represent in the context acronym

Answer 7

Patriarchy

Question 8

what is the context about KING JAMES 1

Answer 8

• King of England and Scotland
• Shakespeare’s patron
• King James believe he was a far descendant from Banquo and therefore that character is presented as someone who did not engage with the witches’ ambition and was presented as a noble man for Shakespeare to appease James

Question 9

what is the context about DEMONOLOGY

Answer 9

• a book written by King James about the witches and how to spot and punish them
• The witches in the play mirror the description in the book written by James Shakespeare’s patron.
• The book led to witch hunts
  People at the time believed in witches and saw the play’s representation as a curse, as some individuals became sick after watching it, and they attributed this to the Macbeth curse.

Question 10

what is the context about THE GREAT CHAIN OF BEING

Answer 10

• a hierarchical social order believed to be ordained by God
• Macbeth’s actions disrupted this order and there for he suffered the consequences
• this reflects the social structure at the time this play was first presented
• it was a factual representation of the social beliefs at the time.

Question 11

what is the context about DIVINE RIGHT OF KINGS

Answer 11

• a belief that the monarch is chosen by God
• God did not choose Macbeth. This is why he never deserved or felt good about his role

Question 12

what is the context about SEVEN DEADLY SINS

Answer 12

• wrath
• greed
• pride
• envy
• all are embodied by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
• the audience at the time was very aware of the biblical warnings on the consequences of these sins.

Question 13

what is the context about PATRIOTISM

Answer 13

• societal order
• men above women
• contradicted by Macbeth’s and Lady Macbeth’s relationship.
• her downfall reinforces the traditional view of women if the over power a man.