intentions

• betrayal of god's will is always punished

  • can't escape eternal damnation
  • fate set out by god is inevitable
  • divine right of kings
  • great chain of being
• warn audience about consequences of regicide

  • close with james I
  • detrimental
  • mental and physical demise
• consequences of uncheck ambition

  • leads to rapid demise
• feminist critical theory

  • created in response to patriarchal society
  • the way society is constructed is favoured towards men
  • lady macbeth - goes against patriarchal norms, feminists support her