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Aim - Hailee Hoff The most devious and treason like plot to ever occur in the early 1600’s, the Gunpowder Plot. This was the secret mental blueprints of many catholic men whom back in the time of the rule of King James I, felt the need to rebel, to create “high treason” ( Mabillard). These men had not agreed with the ways and ruling or thoughts that their ruler had, which was why they created that of the Gunpowder Plot. Gunpowder was to be placed all around King James’s castle and then when it sets off it would instantly kill the King and set Scottland free of his unworthy ruling and power. The gunpowder was set in places may wouldnt even think to look “Fill the underground storehouse with some thirty-six barrels of gunpowder hidden beneath coal and wooden sticks” (Ford). However the results were far from well, “ The Gunpowder Plot was a failed assassination attempt against King James ” (Trueman). The plan had failed and the treason was then spotted. What this has to do with Shakespeare on the other hand is that in Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, the main character Macbeth represents the Catholic and a different character that goes by Duncan represents King James. Here in the book, Macbeth plans to kill the King of his Scottish land and for him to become king himself. In the process of killing off the present King to create a new ruling, Macbeth will need to come up with a plot, a plan. With doing so he will not conduct the treason alone. As the Catholic men hand each other to help them out and it was not one man by himself, Macbeth also had a partner in his evil doings. Either way, not knowing quit yet how Duncan will die, or if it will be a successful murder, Shakespeares play and the Gunpowder plot have much in common. They are both involved with great treason.

Works Cited: Mabillard, Amanda. Shakespeare and the Gunpowder Plot. “Shakespeare Online”. 16 Nov. 2012.

Trueman, Chris. "The Gunpowder Plot of 1605." History Learning Site. The History Learning Site, n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2012.

Ford, David Nash. "The Gunpowder Plot: Overview." Britannia History. Sightlines, 2007. Web. 16 Nov. 2012.

Historical Joy Kosik The Gunpowder Plot was in 1605, when English Catholics took a stand for their religion against King James. Paulin Croft, a history writer, explains, “The Gunpowder Plot is one of the most notorious events in British history,” (Croft 9). After Queen Elizabeth died, James went on to take the throne. Despite his assurances that Catholics would not be pushed out, rumors spread about him going against that. English Catholics got together, plotting against the Scottish government. After a while, there were so many conspirators it was hard for them to keep it a secret, and many found out anyway (Adams 7). The original plotters were Robert Catesby, John Wright, and Thomas Winter. A cellar, underneath the House of Lords, contained 36 barrels of gunpowder, and on top of that was firewood and iron bars. This was kept hidden and secret, until a letter was received by Lord Monteagle, telling him not to go to Parliament that day. (It was the day the King was opening Parliament). Under suspicion, things were investigated. They discovered the plot, and captured most of the conspirators (Gerard). To this day November 5 is celebrated as Guy Fawkes Day, celebrating the capture of the conspirators. People light fireworks and bonfires celebrating it.

Works Cited:
Croft, Pauline. "The Gunpowder Plot." EBSCOHost. History Review, Sept. 2005. Web. 16 Nov. 2012.

Adams, Simon. "The Gunpowder Plot." EBSCOHost. History Today, Nov. 2005. Web.

"Gunpowder Plot." EBSCOHost. Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 1 Nov. 2011. Web.

-- **Cultural by: Alex Harrington** -  Gunpowder Plot is has been a huge influence of culture since the 1600’s and is still has a hold on culture even today. The Gunpowder Plot was the incident that has created the holiday known as Guy Fawkes Day celebrated in Britain every November 5th.(Guy) The Gunpowder Plot was an attempt to blow up the House of Parliament to kill King James I by radical Catholics/conspirators (Xethaurus) and the most notable one was Guy Fawkes which is why his name is used for the holiday (Robinson). The goal of this plot which ultimately failed was to return England to Catholicism which created the holiday to show the strength of the government but has become a symbol of individual freedom (Xethaurus). This symbol and importance of the holiday is celebrated to remind all those citizens of what happened that day and keep it important. There are a few things done to remind and celebrate Guy Fawkes Day and one of things done is to have a bonfire which is done because bonfires have been used in the past to celebrate but kids are sometimes seen to blacken their faces because it is believed that Fawkes did that in attempt to camouflage himself.(Guy) Also just like the bonfires there are fireworks and a “guy” used just because they have been traditionally used to celebrate many events which creates a further enforcement of the day’s importance. They “guy” is just a figure thrown in a bonfire or burned someway as another way of celebrating something. (Guy) So with all of these traditions it creates an overall large impact every November 5th in Britain by reminding them every time about the importance of The Gunpowder Plot.

**Works Cited** "Guy Fawkes Night: The Ceremonial Trappings." Guy Fawkes Night: The Ceremonial Trappings. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2012. < [|__http://www.novareinna.com/festive/trappings.html__] >.

Robinson, Bruce. "The Gunpowder Plot." BBC News. BBC, 29 Mar. 2011. Web. 14 Nov. 2012. < [|__http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/gunpowder_robinson_01.shtml__] >.

Xethaurus. "The Gunpowder Plot and Effects on Post - Modern Culture." The Gunpowder Plot and Effects on Post Modern Culture RSS. Storyful., 1 Mar. 2012. Web. 16 Nov. 2012. .

Audience- Alyssa Henson

In the gunpowder plot, there were many people involved. “The influence and effects of the Gunpowder Plot went much further than the involvement of a few key members of the landed gentry”(Gunpowder Plot Society). Even though there were main conspirators, there were many other people outside of the big picture. “The Plotters, the Jesuits, Tainted, Crown, Agents, and Historical Figures”(Gunpowder Plot Society). Each of these groups of people are involved in some way. The Plotters consisted of the conspirators and their allies. The Jesuits were the people of the “Society of Jesus”. The Tainted were the men of Gentry and Nobility. The Crown citizens were part of Nobility and anything Governmental. The Agents were supposedly the spies of Queen Elizabeth and the Historical Figures were not directly involved in the plot, but they helped in ways. The reason they did not want King James I in power was due to the fact he did not uphold the Catholic traditions. With that, the audience could be identified as mostly Catholic believers, and maybe also King James followers to show what could happen when the Catholic traditions are not upheld. “James, however, was not to be their saviour. No sooner had the Hampton Court Conference ended -- with no compromise being given to either the Puritan faction or the Catholics -- than James re-introduced the harsh penalties for recusancy.”(Gunpowder Society). The people were not happy with the way their religion was being prosecuted, so the conspirators came up with a solution to please them all. Works Cited

http://www.gunpowder-plot.org/plot.asp http://www.gunpowder-plot.org/profiles.asp