Macbeth context

Question 1

What was the gunpowder plot? And how is it linked to Macbeth?

Answer 1

1605 historical event where a group of Catholics plotted to blow up the Houses of Parliament and assassinate King James I, aiming to restore Catholicism in England

Shakespeare wrote Macbeth in order to warn the Jacobean audience. If anyone were to plot to harm the king or commit treason they will suffer dire consequences. This was to make James I feel more safe