Macbeth Section B Flashcards
What was the play influenced by?
The time it was written.
What is the single most significant quotation in Macbeth?
What act and scene?
“Unnatural deeds do breed unnatural toubles”
Act 5, scene 1.
Doctor.
Macbeth follows the key idea of what?
The horror of regicide.
The horror of regicide and Jacobean society?
The Jacobean’s saw this in a fundamentally different way to a modern audience.
What is Shakespeare writing about and what isn’t he writing about?
He is writing about England in his own time.
Not writing about 11th century Scotland.
What type of play is Macbeth?
Commercial play.
Very much about Shakespeare’s own society.
What did Shakespeare have to do?
Reflect on what people were interested in to make money.
Shakespeare was employed by who?
King James.
What happened in 1587?
Execution of Mary Queen of Scots.
King James’ mother.
What happened in 1590s?
Witch prosecution in England dramatically increases.
What happened in 1600s?
Assassination attempt of King James.
Only king of Scotland at this point.
What happened in 1603?
Queen Elizabeth died.
King James invited to be King of both countries.
Very controversial.
What happened in 1605?
Assassination attempt on King James.
Gun powder plot.
What happened in 1606?
Macbeth written and preformed for its first time.
What was the gun powder plot?
Often called gunpower treason plot.
Failed assassination of King James.
