PPT-General Context : When was Macbeth written? Why? What was happening in England/Scotland

The Divine Rights of Kings James I and his beliefs The real Macbeth The Great Chain of Being Scotland in the 1600s Witchcraft witchhunts You will need to find information on the following five topics. Macbeth. Study Guide. Act IV, scene . i. 1. Compare the witches’ speech pattern with . Macbeth’s. . . Macbeth . speaks in blank verse – unrhymed iambic pentameter. . For . the most part . the witches . APUSH. What is “Context?”. Context is one of the source features that you will need to be able to identify and analyze when reading primary source documents. Context refers to the relevant background information when analyzing a document. Characters, Setting, Themes. “Double, double toil and trouble;. Fire burn, and caldron bubble!”. -The Weird Sisters. Fun Facts . Macbeth. was written in 1606 and is Shakespeare’s 31. st. play. Shakespeare wrote . Background. Macbeth. Written sometime around 1606 to commemorate King James I’s ascension to King of England and unification of the Scottish and English crowns.. Shakespeare based the story on . Holinshed's Chronicles . INTRODUCTION .  . The. . Tragedy. of Macbeth, . commonly. . called. Macbeth, . is. a . play. . by. William Shakespeare . about. a . regicide. and . it´s. . aftermath. ..  . Characters. Duncan. Practice Quiz. 1. “How did you dare. To trade and traffic with Macbeth. In riddles and affairs of death;. And I, the mistress of your charms,. The close contriver of all harms,. Was never called to bear my part,. Witches . Historical connection. Treason. Introduction to Macbeth. Elizabethan Beliefs. Life in Elizabethan England could be cruel and hard; starvation, plague, torture and religious persecution were commonplace.. Macbeth. -Thane of . Glamis. -Loyal to King Duncan. -Devoted servant. -Caring . -Tempted by the . Three Witches. -Begins to wonder. “What if?”. -Fatal Flaw: Ambition. -His ambition begins to take over his world. Have you ever given in to temptation?. Do you believe in prophecies?. How do you personally decide what is good and what is evil?. What is the difference between greed and ambition?. Do you believe “you reap what you sow”? . LEARN KEY QUOTES. KNOW:. S. tructure, . L. anguage, . I. deas, . C. ontext, . E. ffects on Reader. Act 1 Scene 1 The Witches . Fair is foul, and foul is fair:. Hover through the fog and filthy air.. Structure. Today we will:. Know why the context is important. Understand some of the ways Macbeth is a product of its context. Be able to write a paragraph linking directly to the context. The AQA English Literature exam requires you to . Written sometime around 1606 to commemorate King James I’s ascension to King of England and unification of the Scottish and English crowns.. Shakespeare based the story on . Holinshed's Chronicles . William Shakespeare’s. The Tragedy of Macbeth. Unit Essential Questions:. What are the conventions of Shakespearean drama?. How are dramatic conventions used to explore theme in . The Tragedy of Macbeth. The witches. . Act 1 Scene 1 of Macbeth (‘71-’06-’10) . . The 2015 film. . The three hippies from Scotland, PA. Is This a Dagger?. Ian McKellan. (1971). From . the Polanski film . Patrick Stewart.