Macbeth - Context - Great Chain of Being

The Great Chain of Being relates to Macbeth because........

• Macbeth is not very considerate when it comes to others and is very selfish

• 
  Macbeth disturbs the natural order of things by murdering the King

• Macbeth is unkind

• Macbeth does not speak to demons and therefore his prophecy cant be fulfilled and he fails to get power

Who developed the concept of Divine Right of Kings?

• James I

• Janet II

• Duncan II

• Lord Jones I

The era in which Macbeth is written is known as the?

• Tudor Age

• Jacobean Age

• Elizabethan Age

• Modern Age

Did most people during Shakespeare's time believe in witches?

• True

• False

• No, only the King during this time period did

• No because they were a myth

Who or what was at the top of the Great Chain of Being?

• King

• Prince

• Angel

• Demon

What was the Great Chain of Being?

• A system that categorized individuals within the community. Everyone was assigned a specific place and were unable change their position

• 
  A system of punishment for people who misbehaved, they were punished with the witches

• An idea that said that all humans are interconnected together and are responsible for each other fates

• Only those who did good deeds were rewarded and could be a God in their next lifetime

This was the belief that the power of monarchs was given directly by God.....

• Divine Right of Kings

• Great Chain of Being

• Divination

• Great Links of Divination