context

cautionary tale: performed at the court of king james, make sure his nobles don’t try to overthrow him

wrote the play during renaissance when ancient greek theatre becoming popular

great chain of being

patriachal

gunpowder plot

punishment for sins

divine right of kings

antithesis: foil

hubris:excessive pride

hamartia: fatal flaw

peripeteia: reversal of fortune

anagnorisis: character realises his fortune

passage based

tone

setting

dramatic irony

motif/ repetition