Course Content
10 LESSONS
10 HOURS Total Length
Lesson 1
The Chain of Being
60 minutes
Lesson 2
Elizabeth I: Her Life and Death and Why She Chose James I As Her Successor
60 minutes
Lesson 3
James I: Is Macbeth a Tribute to James I?
60 minutes
Lesson 4
Witchcraft: How Shakespeare Drew on the Popular Traditions of His Time and Used Them for His Own Purposes
60 minutes
Lesson 5
The Gunpowder Plot
60 minutes
Lesson 6
Shakespeare's Sources: Where Did Shakespeare Get His Ideas From?
60 minutes
Lesson 7
The Theatre in Shakespeare's London
60 minutes
Lesson 8
Masculinity: How Does the Play Define Manhood
60 minutes
Lesson 9
The Role of Women: How to Relate Macbeth to Its Social, Historical and Cultural Context
60 minutes
Lesson 10
Writing About Context: How to Relate Macbeth to Its Social, Historical and Cultural Context
60 minutes