Kingship in Macbeth | Theme Analysis

This short analysis of the theme of kingship in Macbeth will help you to understand how Shakespeare explores the nature of a true king and the consequences of usurping the throne in Macbeth.
Kingship in Macbeth is one of the most important themes in the play. Shakespeare explores this theme through contrasting the characters of Duncan, the true king, and Macbeth, the tyrant and traitor.
This video summarises how the theme of kingship in Macbeth can be analysed using key quotes from the play which relate to this theme. If you're revising for GCSE English or any other relevant qualification, let me know how you have found this video in the comments section.
All artwork was drawn by Robert Simpson.

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so turns it out it wasn't kingship, I spent 3 days revising.

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Kingship:
A04;
in middle ages (11th century) kings were believed to be chosen by gods and this phenomenon is known as the divine right of kings.
In jacobean era people believed in the great chain of being which is a social order where the kings are positioned at the top as god’s representatives ruling over the other humans and all of nature.
Most of what shakespeare does in the play is to impress and get the attention of the new king l James the first. He firstly does this by starting the play with the witches and king James was especially known for his works of burning 100s of witches and for his book “demonologe”. Secondly he does this by potraying Duncan as a good king and that if he dies the natural order will be distrupted and what this does is make people rethink of their gunpowder plot (rebel against king James) and to back away from it which can get king James’s appreciation towards Macbeth.
In play:
We can see the kingship mainly in three individuals of great power and potential: Macbeth, King Duncan and Malcolm whom are the only people we see of ruling or had ruled Scottland. Shakespeare mainly utilizes King Duncan to resemble king James the first by the emphasizing the “human kindness” and his qualities of being humble.
To be continued…

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