Other Points Flashcards
1
Q
How does the play start off in an ominous, mystical tone?
A
- witches (uncanny) - equivocation, paradox etc.
- contemporary audience scared of witches
- starts with question (‘when shall we three meet again’)
- in desolate/deserted place
2
Q
How is Lady Macbeth‘s importance in the play shown structurally?
A
- she has first soliloquy of play
- HOWEVER it is ironic because she is not shown in Act 5 and does not receive an on-stage death
3
Q
What raised questions on female authority?
A
Queen Elizabeth preceded James I
4
Q
Why was James I paranoid about regicide?
A
Gunpowder plot - Shakespeare shows consequences of regicide in his play
