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Demonologie (1587) Samantha Cardona The Shakespearean play Macbeth was written especially for King James I who sponsored and supported Shakespeare. King James wrote the book Daemonolgie in 1587. The book was written about King James’ fears about mythical creatures which he believed would desolate the scottish society. “Shakespeare accommodated King James’ with the way he depicted the witches in Macbeth”(Abbott & Aoki). The witches featured in Macbeth are introduced “dark” creatures and this general theme of darkness appealed to King James’. Witches were a controversial subject in England 1590 when King James’ ship sank and he claimed that it had been cursed by witches. He then began overseeing the torture and trials of convicted witches in Scottland. The event which prompted this book was the book The Discoverie of Witchcraft written by Reginald Scot which questions the existence of witches. “Daemonologie was an alarmist book, presenting the idea of a vast conspiracy of satanic witches threatening to undermine the nation”(Sharratt). King James was scared of the curses and the catastrophes the “witches” might bring to Scotland. __Works Cited__ Abbott, Zachary, and Jacob Aoki. "King James VI's Demonology." Prezi.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2013. Sharratt, Mary. "King James I: Demonologist." Wonders Marvels RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.

Daemonologie (1587) Bailey Kisiel King James I wrote the book Daemonologie to publish his views in witchcraft. One article says, “James became interested in witches when he was on a boat and a massive storm hit. One ship was lost, King James I blamed it on the witches and said that they were trying to kill him”( Ducellier ). Daemonologie is a call to action trying to get the public to adopt his views on witchcraft. Macbeth was written in Scotland and Shakespeare wrote it for King James I. This is when with hunting began in Scotland. Before King James I published Daemonologie, no one even thought about witches in Scotland. This is one of the things that started the myth that witches exist. I affects todays culture because we have TV shows and books based on witch craft. Some people still believe in witchcraft while others just like to be entertained by the possibility and the excitement of it. __Works Cited__ "Daemonologie." Prezi.com. N.p., 9 April 2013. Web. 13 Nov. 2013. "DÆMONOLOGIE." Dæmonologie Index. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.

Demonologie Jasmine Abner Demonology is the study of demons or demonic belief. Another way demonology is defined is the demonic rites of witches. There has been studies how mankind is affected by negative entities of the spirit realm and comes to the aid of people who are being influenced by them. Shakespeare wrote Macbeth to connect witchcraft to King James. The quote, “Have I mentioned that I expect death around every turn, that every blue sky has a safe sailing out of it, that every bus runs me over, that every low, mean syllable uttered in my direction seems to intimate the violence of murder, that every family seems like an opportunity for ruin and every marriage a ceremony into which calamity will fall and hearts will be broken and lives destroyed and people branded by the mortifications of love?” (Moody), Moody is saying that it all ends up bad. Demonology was developed between 1300 and 1500. Demonology is affected by many people, some believe and some do not believe. It can all depend on how one is raised, and what one believes. Demonology can influence many people in life in many ways depending on how one takes it and their beliefs. __Works Cited__ "MacbethPlay by Shakespeare." Macbeth the Play by William Shakespeare. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2013. "Religiousdemonology." Religiousdemonology. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2013. "Resources." Cornell University Library Witchcraft Collection. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.

Daemonologie: Aim Nicolina Nguyen Daemonologie was a book that was written in 1597 by King James VI of Scotland. King James IV wrote it as a book that was in support of witch hunts. According to one source, “ The results of these ‘witch hunts’ were horrific, but it is also a mistake to ignore the subject simply because hysterical people centuries ago took things too far” (Jeffpolachek.com). King James used the book to tell the people of Scotland that witch hunting was something that needed to be done. He believed that people who practiced witchcraft should be punished by death. His book aimed to make people believe that witchcraft was a horrific crime, so horrible that once a person practiced witchcraft, the only option for them was to die. King James used the book to tell the people of Scotland that witch hunts were acceptable. In other words, if a person believed another to be a witch, it was accepted by the king and society to hunt down and kill that person.

__Works Cited__ "Daemonologie by King James I of England." Daemonologie by King James I of England. Jeff Polachek, n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. "Daemonologie." Daemonologie. Folger Shakespeare Library, n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.