Macbeth context

Question 1

great chain of being

Answer 1

belief that everything is given a place by god

going against this goes against nature, causing unnatural happenings

Question 2

divine rights of kings

Answer 2

kings are placed there by god so cannot be defied

Question 3

gender roles

Answer 3

women were seen as less powerful and inferior to men

Question 4

supernatural

Answer 4

witches were believed to be real and evil

Question 5

brief plot

Answer 5

• appearance of witches
• Macbeth and Banquo have defeated two separate armies
• encounter the witches as they cross a moor
• witches say that Macbeth will be thane of cawdor and king
• Banquo’s children will be kings
• Macbeth is told he is thane of cawdor
• lady macbeth receives his letter
• desires to be made powerful by spirits
• wants him to murder Duncan
• macbeth is uncertain at first but goes ahead
• becomes King
• Macbeth orders Banquo killed without telling Lady Macbeth
• sees his ghost and starts to feel guilt
• goes back to the witches for another prophecy
• orders Macduff’s wife and children killed
• Lady Macbeth starts sleepwalking
• Macduff and Malcolm invade Macbeth’s castle with an army
• Macbeth receives the news that Lady M has died
• is slain by Macduff
• Malcolm becomes king and order is restored