Context Flashcards
1
Q
How where women viewed in the 1600
A
- had the most basic education
-had few legal rights and could not work
-viewed as inferior to men and not given as much respect.
-viewed to be unable to control their emotions, silence seen as female virtue.
2
Q
How does how women where viewed in 1600 influenced Shakespear’s Macbeth
A
-Breaks the usual view on women.
Plots to kill Kimg Duncan, seen as ruthless, ambitious and malipulative.
3
Q
When was the play wrote, what does it signify
A
Renausance, more freedom to express and less restrictions
4
Q
What is the greek term for a character with a dramatic flaw
A
Hamartia
5
Q
How did King James influence the play
A
Jacobean era, James Supported Shakespear, play shows Divine Right of Kings and what happens if you go against the King
6
Q
when a character recognises their looming downfall
A
anagnorisis
