Macbeth: Context (Edexcel GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Year Macbeth was written
Year Macbeth was written
1606
King on English throne when Macbeth written
King on English throne when Macbeth written
King James I
James I's ancestor portrayed in Macbeth
James I's ancestor portrayed in Macbeth
Banquo
Belief that kings are chosen by God
Belief that kings are chosen by God
Divine right of kings
Year of Gunpowder Plot
Year of Gunpowder Plot
1605
Leader of Gunpowder Plot
Leader of Gunpowder Plot
Robert Catesby
Person guarding explosives in Gunpowder Plot
Person guarding explosives in Gunpowder Plot
Guy Fawkes
Using ambiguous language to conceal truth or mislead
Using ambiguous language to conceal truth or mislead
Equivocation
Jesuit priest linked to equivocation & Gunpowder Plot
Jesuit priest linked to equivocation & Gunpowder Plot
Father Henry Garnet
Year The Tiger ship set sail from England
Year The Tiger ship set sail from England
1604
Book on witchcraft written by James I
Book on witchcraft written by James I
Daemonologie
Year James I published Daemonologie
Year James I published Daemonologie
1597
Source for Macbeth's plot & characters by Holinshed
Source for Macbeth's plot & characters by Holinshed
Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland
How long Holinshed's Macbeth ruled well
How long Holinshed's Macbeth ruled well
Ten years
Roman playwright who influenced Shakespeare's tragedies
Roman playwright who influenced Shakespeare's tragedies
Seneca