Macbeth Background

5. the __________________ was a major health crisis in Jacobean England during the 16th-17th centuries
6. "Macbeth" is set in _____________
9. the town in which Shakespeare was born
10. the plot of the play reflects the tensions and power struggles surrounding the death of _______________
12. the most famous and most significant theatre of the time where most of Shakespeare's plays were performed
13. a character with exceptional qualities that lead to praise and success at the beginning of a story but then ultimately lead to their demise

1. not allowed to act on stage and were very restricted in society during this time
2. King James I wholeheartedly believed in the existence of ____________
3. The Devine Right of Kings was a belief system that saw that the __________ was God's representative on Earth and had divine power and control
4. the mix of prose and verse between diverse characters establishes the _____________ within the play
7. family life was _____________ meaning it was male-dominated
8. the nickname for the era in which Shakespeare wrote
11. the play "Macbeth" is a ____________