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How is the witches' prophesy about Birnam Wood moving fulfilled?

Malcolm's army cuts the branches of its trees to use as camouflage

To what does the Porter refer Macbeth's castle door?

****-gate

The Three Weird Sisters name that Macbeth will not be defeated until which wood comes to Dunsinane?

Birnam Wood

What is the name of the castle in which the Macbeths live before Macbeth is crowned King?

Inverness

What is the name of the castle in which the Macbeths live once Macbeth is crowned King of Scotland?

Dunsinane

What was the main role of women in society during the Jacobean era?

To marry, produce offspring, and look after the family home.

Who were "The King's Men"?

Shakespeare's Theatre Company (King James was their patron)

"Macbeth" can be considered to be a morality play. What is its moral message?

Do not follow Macbeth's example and **** your king! It will lead to your downfall...

True or False: Jacobeans believed that women were the dominant ***

False: men were considered dominant; women were generally oppressed

True of false: Jacobeans believed that men and women were equal in The Great Chain of Being?

False: Men were above women in the hierarchy of authority

In the Divine Right of Kings, what is the term given to the crime of disobeying a King - and therefore disobeying God?

Sacrilege

What dynasty is James I part of?

The Stuart Dynasty

In Holinshed's account, how many years of 'good rule' did Macbeth have?

Ten years - Shakespeare chose to ignore this as well as embellish and alter many details for dramatic effect

What was the name of Holished's book that is said to have influenced "Macbeth"?

The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland

What is "equivocation" and why is it relevant?

Equivocation is the deliberate use of misleading half-truths. A catholic priest, involved in the Gunpowder Plot claimed that he had a 'right to equivocate'

What happened in November 1605?

"The Gunpowder Plot", where James I narrowly escaped being assassinated.

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

37

True or False: It is widely considered that James I was a misogynist (strongly prejudice against women)

True - this is thought to have propelled his persecution 'witches' (women!)

What genre is "Macbeth" the play?

A Tragedy

What name can be given to the Jacobean era meaning that it is a time controlled by men?

Patriarchy or Patriarchal

Why is "Macbeth" the play considered to be cursed?

There have been a long-line of accidents associated with the play - including the death of the first actor to play Lady Macbeth during rehearsal

What is the play "Macbeth" otherwise known as?

The Scottish Play

What is regicide?

The ******* of a monarch

When was "Macbeth" written, and by whom?

England circa 1606, by William Shakespeare

When is "Macbeth" set?

11th-century Scotland

What denomination of Christianity was England during James i's reign?

Protestant (as opposed to Catholic)

Why did James I believe that all witches were women?

Because he believed that men were too strong to be ensnared by the devil

In "The Great Chain of Being" what or who is the closest being to God on Earth?

The King

What is "The Great Chain of Being"?

A hierarchical structure of all matter and life, thought in medieval Christianity to have been decreed by God.

James I King of England and where else?

Scotland! He was James VI

Why is 'Golgotha' significant?

Golgotha was the place where it is told that Jesus was crucified; the Captain compares the battlefield with Golgotha in Act 1 Scene 2

Which Biblical character can Lady Macbeth be compared to, and why?

Eve - Lady Macbeth tempts Macbeth, like Eve tempted Adam

What name was given to the era that James I reigned?

Jacobean

Why might Shakespeare have chosen to change Holinshed's version, with Banquo not being part of Macbeth's evil plot?

Because Banquo was an ancestor of King James I (the Stuart line)

In Holinshed's original telling of Macbeth, who plotted to **** King Duncan?

Banquo and Macbeth

Medieval kings wanted to believe that they were chosen by god; what is the term for this?

The Divine Right of Kings

Why might Shakespeare have included witchcraft and the supernatural in Macbeth?

To appeal to or flatter King James I - Shakespeare's acting troupe's patron

What was the name of the book that King James wrote about witchcraft?

Daemonologie

Who was the King at the time that Macbeth was first performed?

James I

Which historical writer did Shakespeare use to get his information about Macbeth (the real person)?

Holinshed