SH+P6+2015+Scotland

In Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy Macbeth, Scotland serves the purpose of being a representation of medieval royalty and the barbaric setting for violence among its citizens. In an article it stated, “The storyline, like that of most of Shakespeare's plays, was not original, and in this case was based on fact… The real Macbeth reigned in Scotland from 1040 to 1057… He killed his predecessor Duncan I, and was in turn killed by Duncan’s son Malcolm III. Events such as these were not uncommon in the 'barbaric' feudal Scotland of the eleventh century” (Marotous). Because Macbeth is based on fact rather than fantasy, the setting of Scotland proves to be realistic for its time. Throughout the tragedy, various kings reigned in the country, all of whom strived and battled for their positions. Scotland is therefore a symbol of royalty. While Scotland may have implicitly been a symbol for royalty, however, it also had the objective of being a place for violence for the people who lived there. For example, in the way Macbeth killed his predecessor Duncan I, who was later killed by Duncan’s son. Therefore, with the kings’ positions in Scotland and the fights among the main characters within the country, one can conclude that Scotland’s aim is to represent both royalty and a battleground for its citizens within Macbeth.
 * Aim- Juliet Buntin:**

__Works Cited:__ Marotous, George. “Background to Macbeth.” Macbeth: An English Website Unit. English Faculty Melbourne High School. 4 February 2011. Web. 26 October 2015.

Leslie, Andrew. A Little Bit of History Repeating. 2015. Wings Over Scotland. Wings Over Scotland: Soaring Above Scottish Politics. Web. 26 October 2015.

The author assumes that the audience knows about Scotland, as well as a bit of the history of Scotland, like some of the actual story of Macbeth. According to Marotous, “Macbeth was first performed at Hampton Court Palace before James I and his guests in 1606. The storyline, like that of most of Shakespeare's plays, was not original, and in this case was based on fa ct. The story was familiar to James: he had inherited the throne of Scotland through his ancestors Banquo and Fleance, and the story of Duncan's murder was well known”(Marotous). Because Shakespeare may have been trying to impress King James, he may have decided to use a story that was well known to him, with a few of his own twists thrown in. Because Shakespeare’s primary audience would have known the story of the original story of Macbeth, Shakespeare would have also assumed the audience knew what Scotland, the setting of the story as well as where King James was originally ruled, was like. __Works Cited __ Marotous, George. "Background to Macbeth." Macbeth. N.p., 14 Feb. 2011. Web. 26 Oct. 2015.
 * Audience- Emma Spendlove:**

Richardson, Jim. Basalt Pinnacles, Scotland. 2010. Scotland. National Geographic. Web. 27 Oct. 2015.


 * History- Ashley Ala:**



During the fifteenth and sixteenth century, Scotland and England were at war with each other. The war ended In 1503, when Scotland and England had called for peace and is followed by the marriage between the leaders James IV and Margaret Tudor. However this marriage did not prevent more wars. On 26 July 1513, Scotland and France form an alliance and invade Northumberland England. They took Scotland by surprise, and took the Norham Castle ("Undiscovered Scotland: Timeline of Scottish History). However, England retaliated on 9 September 1513 during the Battle of Flodden. Scotland took a harsh beating, losing 10,000 Scotland soldiers/nobles and James IV, while England only lost 1,700 men. After the war, King James V was crowned king at one year old. He received full power at age 14. When James died, Cardinal Beaton took over, though he was almost immediately arrested, because Jame V’s will commanded it. When Cardinal Beaton was out of the picture, nine month old Mary got the throne ("Scottish History"). The plan was for Mary to marry Henry VIII’s, son, so she would inherit Scotland and England. However, the Scotland people wanted to continue their alliance with France, and felt that it was a waist to make one with England, and Henry the VIII doesn't want his son to Mary the Queen of Scotland. Protests break out between the Catholics and Protestant, so finally, Elizabeth imprisons Mary, until she is executed. Another young ruler, James VI is crowned.

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Cultural:Mathias Ramirez 1. 2. Scotland 3. Mathias Ramirez 4. The term Scotland impacts the cultural ideas of modern people by representing respectable, solid, and overall good natured kingdom. Walter Humes declared,” It then goes on to explain six key principles which should characterise the way judges and sheriffs carry out their responsibilities. These are: judicial independence; impartiality; integrity; propriety; equality; competence and diligence” (Humes). The judicial system of Scotland has values that it expects of its Judges. Judges are considered to be upstanding citizens. If these values represent upstanding citizens of Scotland and upstanding citizens citizens aim to represent Scotland then the values the they represent, represent Scotland itself. Propriety, one of the values, is a value that represents having conventually accepted morals. Because propriety is valued in Scotland and proprietary represents good natured, solid, and respectable beliefs then Scotland represents goodnatured, solid, and respectable beliefs. By representing these morals, using the term causes modern people question their own morals and their standards. 5. Humes, Walter. "Scottish Review." //Scottish Review//. Web. 27 Oct. 2015.