Context

• Patriarchy - Society run by men ( Women not as important)
• Jacobean men held women responsible for the original sin (Adam & Eve)
• Divine Rights of Kings: Kings were appointed by God and were God's representative on Earth
• Monarchy: King James 1st was hugely interested in Witchcraft & wrote Daemonologie
• Treason – Gunpowder Plot
• The Great Chain of Being – a hierarchy in Christianity that starts with God
• Witches were seen to have power from Satan, therefore it is believed that witches could cause harm to people.