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King James I (VI of Scotland)

King James I (VI of Scotland). 1566-1625 (reigned in England from 1603 on) Son of Mary Queen of Scots Elizabeth I’s heir and a Protestant Married to Anne of Denmark Henry Frederick, Elizabeth, Charles I Literature continues to flourish “The Wisest Fool in Christendom”

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King James I (VI of Scotland)

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  1. King James I (VI of Scotland) • 1566-1625 (reigned in England from 1603 on) • Son of Mary Queen of Scots • Elizabeth I’s heir and a Protestant • Married to Anne of Denmark • Henry Frederick, Elizabeth, Charles I • Literature continues to flourish • “The Wisest Fool in Christendom” • King James Version of Bible • Daemonologie (1597) • The True Law of Free Monarchies (1597) • Divine Right of Kings

  2. The Gunpowder Plot • “Remember, remember the fifth of November Gunpowder, treason and plot.I see no reason why gunpowder, treasonShould ever be forgot...” • In November 1605 the Gunpowder Plot was discovered • Guy Fawkes and his followers (Catholics/Jesuits) planned to blow up Parliament • They wanted to bring down the British government and put a Catholic rulers on the throne • The plot was discovered and the men involved were tried and killed as traitors • Shakespeare sided with the king and seemed to think that a play about treason and death would find an audience at this time 2

  3. Macbeth Introduction • Written by William Shakespeare in 1605 • Macbeth is a man who overthrows the rightful King of Scotland • Shakespeare wrote Macbeth at the beginning of King James I reign • This is a kiss-up play! • A way to support James’s claim to the throne, legitimize and “tweak” his history. 3

  4. Will the real Macbeth please stand up? • Macbeth was a real king of Scotland • He did kill King Duncan • Reigned from 1040-1057 • Unlike the Macbeth in Shakespeare’s play • The real Macbeth had a legitimate claim to the throne • The real Macbeth was a strong leader • The real Macbeth’s reign was successful • The real Macbeth was killed at Lumphanan as opposed to Dunsinane • Banquo and Fleance were fictional characters! 4

  5. Themes and Motifs • Trees • Threes • Ambition • Babies • Sleep • Manhood • Paradox • Equivocation • Nature and the Unnatural • Blood • Hands • Light/Blindness/Sight

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