Measure for Measure (political context) Flashcards
1
Q
When was the play written?
A
1604
2
Q
Who was the play perfomed infront of?
A
- King James and his court.
- Common for theatrical productions to be preformed infront of a monarch and hs court.
3
Q
Who was King James?
A
- King of Scotland James VI (6)
- King of England/Ireland as James I
4
Q
What did James firmly believe in?
A
- The Divine Rights of Kings
5
Q
What was the Divine Rights of Kings?
A
- A political doctrine in defense of monarchical absolutism.
- Asserted that kings derived their authority from God.
- And couldn’t be held accountable for their actions by any earthly authority such as a parliament.
6
Q
King James and The Divine Right of Kings
A
- James firmly belived in the divine rights of king.
- GOD’S Lieutenants upon earth
7
Q
King James and Parliment
A
- James refused to acknowledge Parliament’s rights,
- This poor relationship led to James dissolving Parliament in 1611.
8
Q
Catholics
A
- Faced religious discrimination/ prosecution during the Elizabethan era.
- James recieved threats from the catholics.
- In reponse to these threats, James reinforced recusancy laws which forced Catholics to attend protestant services or face penalities.
9
Q
Macheavelli
A
10
Q
The Prince
Book by Niccolo Machiavelli
(ABOUT?)
A
- A political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli
- on how to acquire power, create a state, and keep power
11
Q
Give examples of political curroption during King Jame’s reign
A
- In order to secure power and influence officals engaged in nepotism and bribary.
- Despite efforts to reform the Church of England during the Reformation, curroption persisted within the clergy (embezzelment of Church funds/ abuses of power)
