Macbeth Context

3. The character in the play who some believe the king was related to.
4. The hierarchical structure which people in 1606 believed in and which ruled their understadning of the world
7. The name of the book written by the king regarding witches (12)
8. City Shakespeare moved to to write and produce more plays
10. The country in which Macbeth is set.
12. A character's tragic flaw
14. The belief held in the time of Shakespeare which explains how kings derive their authority from God.(6/5/2/5)
15. A character's exaggerated pride which, over-blown, often leads to a fatal conclusion
16. The theatre where the King would have been most likely to watch Macbeth

1. The Queen who ruled between 1533 and 1603 when Shakespeare wrote his early plays.
2. The type of play Macbeth is categorised as.
4. The event that happened in November 1605 which made the king afraid of assasination.
5. A character who displays opposite characteristics to the protagonist - in this case Banquo.
6. A speech in which a charcter speaks, alone on the stage and to himself or the audience.
9. The first name of the king when Shakespeare wrote Macbeth
11. Name given to an Earl or Duke in the play of Macbeth
13. The term that means the act of killing a king