great order of being
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ENGLISH LITERARY HERITAGE: CONFLICT BTEOTL you will have:BTEOTL you will have:
All will have exploredAll will have exploredhow you will be assessedhow you will be assessed
for this controlledfor this controlled
assessment;assessment;
Most will have consideredthe two texts you will beexploring;
Some may have appliedthe Assessment
objectives to the task.
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SO TO THE QUESTIONu
Explore the ways writerspresent conflict in the texts youhave studied.
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FIRST TEXT MacbethMacbeth
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEAREContext of the playContext of the play
England in the early1600s
Beliefs (Elizabethanworld order/Great Chain
of Being)Divine right of the King
Superstitions and
witchcraft
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WHO IS IN CHARGE OF GREAT
BRITAIN? This person canThis person can Take our nation to warTake our nation to war
Propose new laws (that are passed by Parliament)Propose new laws (that are passed by Parliament)
Build or break our nations relationship with otherBuild or break our nations relationship with othercountriescountries
Is the regime we live under today theIs the regime we live under today the
same as it was in the time thatsame as it was in the time thatShakespeare wrote Macbeth?Shakespeare wrote Macbeth? Pairs: 3 minutesPairs: 3 minutes What do you knowWhat do you knowabout life in the sixteenth centuryabout life in the sixteenth century(especially who was in charge of England!)?(especially who was in charge of England!)?
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WATCH CAREFULLYuWATCH CAREFULLYu Were going to watch an clip from The Other Boleyn Girl.Were going to watch an clip from The Other Boleyn Girl.
The social context for this story is similar toThe social context for this story is similar tothat of Shakespearean Englandthat of Shakespearean England
and also the Scotland in which Macbeth isand also the Scotland in which Macbeth is
set.set.
Your question:Your question: Why does everyone panic whenWhy does everyone panic when
King Henry VIII falls off his horse?King Henry VIII falls off his horse?
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CONCLUSIONS?CONCLUSIONS?
Shakespeare lived in a society governed by anabsolute monarch
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T IN AN ABSOLUTE MONARCHY IT WAS
BELIEVED THAT THE KING (OR QUEEN!) WAS
APPOINTED BY GOD TO RULE PART OF THEWORLD HE HAD CREATED.
T THIS WAS KNOWN AS|THE DIVINE RIGHT OF KINGS}
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SO WHAT HAPPENS IF THE KING DIES?SO WHAT HAPPENS IF THE KING DIES? If he has a son (or daughter), Gods chosenIf he has a son (or daughter), Gods chosen
ruler is that person.ruler is that person.
If they die without an heir (as Henry VIII wouldIf they die without an heir (as Henry VIII wouldhave done if the fall had been fatal)?have done if the fall had been fatal)?
The greatest crime in Shakespeares time wasThe greatest crime in Shakespeares time wasREGICIDEREGICIDE
Regicide is murder of the monarch: rebellionRegicide is murder of the monarch: rebellion
against Gods chosen ruler was seen as a rebellionagainst Gods chosen ruler was seen as a rebellionagainst God.against God.
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In Shakespeares time,In Shakespeares time,society was viewed insociety was viewed interms of the bodyterms of the body
At the head wasAt the head was
Thearms wereThearms were
The torso wasThe torso was
Thelegs wereThelegs were Just like the body, ifJust like the body, if
any of these sections ofany of these sections ofsociety wasnt workingsociety wasnt workingproperly, it was fearedproperly, it was fearedthat disruption andthat disruption anddisaster would followdisaster would follow
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THEGREATCHAINOF BEINGTHEGREATCHAINOF BEING
ORTHEELIZABETHANWORLDORTHEELIZABETHANWORLD
ORDERORDER
YOU
ARE
HERE(HOPEFULLY!)
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SIMPLY PUTu Its a Ladder or Stairway of Nature
It has a hierarchical structure of all matter andlife, believed to have been decreed by God.
God, and beneath him, the angels, both existingwholly in spirit form, sit at the top of the chain.
Earthly flesh is fallible (likely to fail) and ever-changing: mutable (capable of change). Spirit,however, is unchanging and permanent.
This sense of permanence is crucial tounderstanding this conception of reality.
It is generally impossible to change the positionof an object in the hierarchy.
Each link in the chain might be divided furtherinto its component parts. In medieval secularsociety, for example, the king is at the top (TheDivine Right of Kings)
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The Absolute Monarch
Nobility and Bishops (higher clergy)
Landowners
Middle classes (merchants, shopkeepers etc)
Peasants (agricultural workers,
tenant farmers, labourers etc.)
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HO IS PO ER ANDHO IS PO ER AND
INFLUENCE ORGANISED ININFLUENCE ORGANISED IN
TODAYS SOCIETY?TODAYS SOCIETY? Partners: 5Partners: 5 minsmins
Create a diagram, usingCreate a diagram, usingthe same structure asthe same structure as
this, to represent todaysthis, to represent todayssocietysociety
The person / group inThe person / group incharge should be at thecharge should be at the
toptop How many different levelsHow many different levels
can you identify andcan you identify and
label?label?
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A LITTLE SOCIAL HISTORICALA LITTLE SOCIAL HISTORICAL
CONTEXT TO GET THE BRAINCONTEXT TO GET THE BRAIN
BUBBLINGBUBBLING
You have 3 minutes to read the contextsheet you have been given in your pair
Scan and Skim through and write downthree things on your card that you feel arethe key points being made
Try and be detailed as you will be teachingthis to others in the class who have not seenyour source material.
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A LITTLE SOCIAL HISTORICALA LITTLE SOCIAL HISTORICAL
CONTEXTCONTEXT
KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGEKNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE Off you trot with your key knowledge cards
On the back try and collect at least ONE key point
from each of the other Context Headings:1. Gunpowder Plot Time line
2. King James I
3. The Globe Theatre
4. Historical Context of Macbeth
5. Witch Craft
Homework Time!
Due Wednesday 26th January
To research the social historical
context of Macbethand Renaissance England.
Use these subheading to help you.
Y
ou should present yournotes as a Mind Map!
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AN EXAMPLE OF MIND MAPPINGAN EXAMPLE OF MIND MAPPING