Kingship

• Kingship context

  King James wrote number of essays about kingship. He believes in Divine right of kings that he was chosen by God saw him self as ‘absolute monarch’. Shakespeare was a supporter of James and wanted to appeal and warn people like Guy Fawkes - Gun powder plot 1605 discourage people through Macbeth disastrous consequences for those who attempt regicide.
• “ false face must hide what the false heart doth know “ act 1 scene 5 Macbeth 


  Appearance vs reality; he is duplicates with his intentions he appears valiant and noble yet is deceitful and malevolent

  Reppition of false : emphasis his false and unnatural taking of the crown. He is king and doesn’t have morally pious nature ‘ patience , courage’ as Malcom described his not divinely ordained
• “ why do you dress me / in borrowed robes “ Act 1 scene 3 Macbeth 


  Motif of clothing ; something physically and temporary that’s can easily be remove . Alike to his title as king its not permanent due to the sinful nature of extraction .

  Lexis on ‘ borrowed ‘ ; temporal nature of his power is emphasised

  extended motif of clothing ; “does feel his dwarfish title now hang loose around him like giant robes upon a dwarfish thief“
• “ upon my head they placed a fruitless crown “ Act 3 scene 1 


  Diction ‘ placed ‘ ; carefully crafted not placed with intention or naturally give but meticulous manipulated his position as king

  adjective ‘ fruitless‘ ; king is synonymous with being fruitful to their people in leadership and morality king Duncan invite people for dinner however Macbeth omission of fruit signifies his tainted kingship his he violated natural order. He lack fruit of the bible.

  context ; conscience is riddled with awareness of violation of the fundamental fact of life chain of being gone against creator
• “ o soctland, Scotland “ Macduff 


  Hyperbole and repetition : emphasis his distress as of fall under Macbeth tyranny he laments the loss of order and morality within Scotland

  personification : he personified Scotland as if it was a person mourning it death like a person show he values kingship in highest regrade show he vitrous and patriotic