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Shakespeare
Who wrote Macbeth?
3
How many witches were there?
1606
When was Macbeth written?
Women
Which gender was most likely to be accused of being a witch?
Who were witches thought to be associated with?
King James I
Who was reigning at the time?
"Double, double, toil and trouble"
What famous line do the witches say?
1605
When did the gunpowder plot happen?
Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, and King
What three titles do the witches dress him as in their first appearance?
They act as a catalyst.
What part do the witches play in Macbeth's downfall?
Daemonologie
What was the book King Duncan published?
Banquo's Ghost
What did Macbeth see during the dinner scene?
between 1040 and 1057 AD
When were the events in Macbeth based?
a failed assassination attempt in 1605 by a group of provincial English Catholics to blow up King James I and the entire British Parliament that got King James into dark conspiracies.
The Gunpowder Plot
Trochaic terameter
What meter does the witches speak in?
for King James I
Whose interests might have Shakespeare tailored Macbeth to suit?
What does Macbeth see before he kills King Duncan?
1597
When was Daemonolgie written?
This classical goddess of witchcraft appears in Act 3 to tell off the three witches for dealing with Macbeth without her permission.
Who is Hecate?
crop failure, disease, bad weather, ships sinking, burning villages or storms.
Because he believed the witches tried to kill him on a boat.
Why was King James so invested in the supernatural?
Ambition and moral collapse
Which themes did witchcraft amplify/symbolize in Macbeth?
1542
When were witchcraft laws first placed?
Malleus Maleficarum
What was the witchcraft book called?