Macbeth
Context Blog Shakespeare was writing for the theatre during the times of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I. The plays he wrote around the time Queen Elizabeth contain themes of confidence,happiness and love such midsummer's night's dream However, the plays he wrote during the reign of King James such as Macbeth were much more cynical and dark reflecting the insecurities of King James I. In the Shakespearen era Witches were associated with the dark and death and England was a Christian country.It was said by many Christian countries to be agents of Satan and performing evil acts at night, a lot of woman during that time were accused of being witches or practicing the dark arts and were often burned alive as a punishment. When Shakespeare wrote Macbeth, witchcraft and supernatural happenings were of high ...