context - c11th scotland

Question 1

regicide in c11 scotland

Answer 1

• going agianst religious hierarchy
• seen as act of treason against god
• embodies religious countrty

Question 2

women’s role in c11 scotland

Answer 2

• women forced into domestic roles
• femme fatale archetype - women play seductive role towards men

Question 3

significance of scotland v england

Answer 3

• scottish traditional enemy of england
• elizabeth 1st heir king james 1st unites england and scotland
• smooth transition of power - power of natural order of kings
• royal patronage - william relies on the king’s support

Question 4

c11 scotland as religious

Answer 4

• christian country
• ‘great chain of being’ - religious order