Context (AO3)

Question 1

The Divine Right Of Kings

Answer 1

• King ordained by God
• Chosen because of kingly qualities (noble, kind, powerful)

Question 2

Primogeniture vs. Tanistry

Answer 2

• Primogeniture was England’s method of choosing the next monarch (eldest son, traditionally)
• Tanistry was the Scottish way, a monarch was picked by the King based on their kingly qualities

Question 3

King James

Answer 3

• Patron of Shakespeare’s acting company
• Wrote a book on witches, spurning them (Daemonologie)
• Descendant of Banquo

Question 4

Eve vs. Mary Dichotomy

Answer 4

• Eve was an evil, seductive temptress
• Mary was a sweet, humble mother (of Jesus)
• Lady Macbeth associated with the former

Question 5

Todorov’s Narrative Structure

Answer 5

• Build up
• Climax
• Resolution

Question 6

The Great Chain Of Being

Answer 6

• A Christian-based social hierarchy of everything on Earth
• God at top, King right below, minerals and rocks at the very bottom
• Chaos and mess if the Chain is disrupted (nature reverses, everything is turned upside down)