Witchcraft in Jacobean England

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Witchcraft in Jacobean England

What did the Jacobeans believe about witches?

Women in the Jacobean era were                     to the 

                              sphere and were expected to 

to men.  

Lady Macbeth                          these societal expectations of women. Therefore the Jacobeans would likely have been                    and                    of her.                       .                

relegated

domestic

submit

subverted

critical

suspicious

How might a modern-day audience respond to Lady Macbeth?

Skepticism

Distrust

Shock

Awe