macbeth context Flashcards

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religon

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people were very religous. They belived in heaven and hell and that god punished their sins

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what was the role of women back then

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they were expected to be submissive subservient, pious and against violence. society was patriarchal ( ruled by men)

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what was the role of men back then

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there was a large emphasis on masculinity men were expected to be violent and aggresive, dominating thheir households

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what was important about supernatural being and witches back then

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society belived in supernatural forces. King james even wrote a book about witches calleed daemonologie

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what was imprtnat about the divine right of kings

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people belived that god had selected the king therefor going against him was not just a crime but a religous sin

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what was importnat about the gun powder plot

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when sakespear wrote macbeth Guy fawkes had recently tried to commit regisised. so the threat to the throne was real

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what was important about the great chain of being

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people beleived that therewas a natural order to everything. if you were a servant, God wanted you to be that way, so you shouldent try to jump the queue

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