ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Shakespeare also wanted to caution against abuses of power and the instability which follows from political violence. He wrote Macbeth to support the kingship of James 1st and to support the natural order of things which if disturbed, will inevitably lead to disaster.

Detailed explanation-2: -Because of the intensity of James beliefs, specifically those regarding witchcraft and regicide, coupled with the portrayal of these same beliefs in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, one can come to the conclusion that Shakespeare wrote Macbeth as a form of flattery to the monarch James I and VI of England and Scotland.

Detailed explanation-3: -Likely written in 1606, Macbeth is considered one of Shakespeare’s most topical plays for a number of reasons. As a dramatization of an episode of Scottish history, the play is clearly associated with the reigning monarch, James I, who was also the patron of Shakespeare’s company, the King’s Men.

Detailed explanation-4: -James I and the Daemonologie James was convinced that a coven of powerful witches was conspiring to murder him through magic, and that they were in league with the Devil. James published a study of witchcraft, titled Daemonologie. He personally interrogated the ‘witch’ Agnes Sampson.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is believed that Shakespeare wrote this play in order to flatter King James through the character of Banquo. Shakespeare also appealed to King James through the three witches as King James had an interest in the supernatural and the fates. The play is about Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth.