History of Shakerpeare's writting

• Play written for King James 1 (England's new King)because he wanted to celebrate a visit from the king's brother-in-law, the king of Denmark
• King James was Shakespeare's patron. James considered himself an expert on witchcraft.
• In order to please his patron, Shakespeare used supernatural elements -witches in Macbeth
• When Queen Elizabeth 1 died, James 5 of Scotland became King James 1 of England. This unified both countries.
• Queen Elizabeth 1 had no successor to her throne. She chose James 5 of Scotland to succeed her.
• Queen Elizabeth I made James 5 of Scothland king because she felt bad and to cover the fact that she killed his mom.
• Macbeth was written as an attribute to King James I
• Divine Right of Kings - Doctrine which stated kings derived their authority directly from God and could not be questioned or held account for their actions by any earthly authority. Going against the authority of a king was sacrilegiour
• The Great Chain of Being - everything in the universe had its "place" in a divine planned hierarchical order pictured as a chain vertically extended
• The Great Chan of Being - The less "spirit" and more "matter," down it stood.
• The Great Chain of Being - It must be restored to end chaos. An attemp to order Chain of Bein upset universe, causing chaos.
• Great Chain of Being - 1. God 2. Monarchy, Upper Royalty, Lower Royalty 3. Peasants, Animals, Plants 4. Witches 5. Lucifer/Satan