macbeth context

Question 1

religon

Answer 1

people were very religous. They belived in heaven and hell and that god punished their sins

Question 2

what was the role of women back then

Answer 2

they were expected to be submissive subservient, pious and against violence. society was patriarchal ( ruled by men)

Question 3

what was the role of men back then

Answer 3

there was a large emphasis on masculinity men were expected to be violent and aggresive, dominating thheir households

Question 4

what was important about supernatural being and witches back then

Answer 4

society belived in supernatural forces. King james even wrote a book about witches calleed daemonologie

Question 5

what was imprtnat about the divine right of kings

Answer 5

people belived that god had selected the king therefor going against him was not just a crime but a religous sin

Question 6

what was importnat about the gun powder plot

Answer 6

when sakespear wrote macbeth Guy fawkes had recently tried to commit regisised. so the threat to the throne was real

Question 7

what was important about the great chain of being

Answer 7

people beleived that therewas a natural order to everything. if you were a servant, God wanted you to be that way, so you shouldent try to jump the queue