Macbeth: Context (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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When was Macbeth written?
When was Macbeth written?
1606
Which king was interested in witchcraft?
Which king was interested in witchcraft?
King James I
What does 'divine right of kings' mean?
What does 'divine right of kings' mean?
King chosen by God with special place in world order
Why Banquo portrayed as noble
Why Banquo portrayed as noble
He was King James I's ancestor
Year of Gunpowder Plot
Year of Gunpowder Plot
1605
Leader of Gunpowder Plot
Leader of Gunpowder Plot
Robert Catesby
Guy Fawkes' role in Gunpowder Plot
Guy Fawkes' role in Gunpowder Plot
Found guarding the explosives
What is equivocation?
What is equivocation?
Using ambiguous language to conceal truth or mislead
Who wrote about the doctrine of equivocation?
Who wrote about the doctrine of equivocation?
Father Henry Garnet
What was James I's 1597 book on witchcraft?
What was James I's 1597 book on witchcraft?
Daemonologie
Source for Macbeth's plot and characters
Source for Macbeth's plot and characters
Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland by Holinshed
How long Holinshed's Macbeth ruled well
How long Holinshed's Macbeth ruled well
Ten years
How was Banquo different in Holinshed's version?
How was Banquo different in Holinshed's version?
Complicit in Duncan's murder (Shakespeare made him innocent)
Roman playwright influencing Shakespeare's tragedies
Roman playwright influencing Shakespeare's tragedies
Seneca
Where is the Porter's scene?
Where is the Porter's scene?
Act 2, Scene 3