Shivraj+Macbeth


 * True or False questions**

1) False 2) False 3) True 4) False 5) False 6) True 7) False 8) True


 * 150 words on the context of Shakespeare**

Many of Shakespeare's sonnets are love poems that address ups and downs of a passionate romantic relationship. Shakespeare also uses his sonnets to reflect on the difficulties of growing old. Shakespeare’s sonnets are very different from Shakespeare’s plays, but they do contain dramatic elements and an overall sense of story. Each of the poems deals with a highly personal theme, and each can be taken on its own or in relation to the poems around it. The sonnets have the feel of autobiographical poems, but we don’t know whether they deal with real events or not, because no one knows enough about Shakespeare’s life to say whether or not they deal with real events and feelings, so we tend to refer to the voice of the sonnets as “the speaker” as though he were a dramatic creation like Hamlet or King Lear.


 * Queen Elizabeth **

**When did she live?** The baby who wold become Queen Elizabeth I was born on 7th September 1533. She died on 24th March 1603. She lived a total of 25,400 days - just over 69 and a half years.

**Who was her rival for the throne?**

Queen Elizabeth's rival for the throne was Mathew Parker.

A general in the army of King Duncan, originally Thane of Glamis, then Thane of Cawdor and later King of Scotland. Macbeth is a Scottish nobleman who becomes a murderer in Shakespears tragedy Macbeth. He is often portrayed as a conflicted man who allows ego to win him over, leading to several unjust acts. Despite his initial description as a heroic and honorable general, the character becomes a testament to the dangers of human weakeness in otherwise great men.
 * Macbeth**

Malcom was the eldest son of Duncan I. Malcolm was determined to extend his kingdom southwards and take advantage of the upheaval caused by the Norman Conquest. Making the excuse that he was supporting the claim to the English throne of his brother-in-law Edgar Atheling, Malcolm invaded England five times (he was a formidable warrior-king, having killed his two predecessor kings).
 * Malcolm**


 * Duncan**

James VI of Scotland was the only child of Mary, Queen of Scots. James' father was Lord Darnley (Henry Stewart) who had been killed in a suspicious explosion, the rumor being that the explosion was caused by Mary and Lord Bothwell, whom she would later marry. At thirteen months when Mary was forced to abdicate in favor of James, he became the King of Scotland and never saw his mother again, although at one point before her execution he did make some contact during an ill-hatched plot to restore** her **
 * James VI Of Scotland**

**Divine Right of Kings**

The Divine Right of Kings is a political and religious doctrine of royal absolutism. It asserts that a monarch is subject to no earthly authority, deriving his right to rule directly from the will of god The king is thus not subject to the will of his people, the aristocracy, or any other estate of the realm, including the church. The doctrine implies that any attempt to depose the king or to restrict his powers runs contrary to the will of God and may constitute treason.


 * to the throne. While Mary was in prison she tried to **


 * send presents to James, but Elizabeth I would not let them be sent to Scotland. **