SH+P5+Demonologie+(1587)

Audience //Sydney Miller// //This was a book written by a very famous and powerful man; King James. The book says "that such divelish artes have bene and are"(James 1). In this book he clerly shows that he very firmly believes in witches and witchcraft and it even goes on to talk about how he can not believe the people who do not also believe in them. The audience of this book was his middle-aged subjects. This book and the subject can be said are not for those who are young, for they would not be able to understand or fathom it. This also would not be for the older people because at some point people will start to disregard their opinions. If a 90 year old man said a woman was a witch and they should burn her, chances are that no one would believe him. This however does spread from the lower to higher classes. In one article it was said "// //and how it can corrupt power"(English 1). the subject of witchcraft affected the middle class because most of the "witches" were thought to come from there. Also it affect the upper class because the witches were known to meddle in political affairs.//

//Works Cited:// //http://142bstudyblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/macbeth-and-presence-of-daemonolgie-by.html// //http://jesus-is-lord.com/kjdaemon.htm//

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3) Nikeisha Lavallee

4) //Daemonologie// is the title of a book that is about the supernatural. //Daemonologie// was written by King James VI of Scotland, I of England and published in 1597. King games wrote the book based on the subject of witchcraft. “ Witch-hunting was a respectable, moral, and highly intellectual pursuit… thousands of witches were burned on the Continent, relatively few witches were executed during Elizabeth's reign--as in so many things, she avoided extremes” (Internet Shakespeare Editions). Although, Queen Elizabeth avoided witchcraft and witches, King James took great interest in it. In the book, King James wrote about the nature of witchcraft and used some evidence from trials of alleged witches he attended himself. When King James was done writing //Daemonologie//, people took the book as a warning. The book presented the idea of witches threatening to undermine the nation.

Work Cited: “Witches and King James.” //Internet Shakespeare Editions//. University of Victoria: Victoria, BC. Web. 2011 Jan. 4. 2012 Nov. 14. []

Sharratt, Mary. “King James I: Demonologist.” //Wonders and Marvels//. 2012 Nov. 15. []

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3) Colleen Dunn

4) In 1587, King James VI published a book called //Daemonologie// . The purpose of the pamphlet was to condone the practice of witch hunting. According to Folger Shakespeare Library, “This work, widely read during the Renaissance, provides great insights into the supernatural elements of Shakespeare’s plays” (Folger). King James VI wrote this book due to his involvement in the North Berwick witch trials. The North Berwick witch trials were a series of killings due to the suspicion of least seventy people being witches. King James started the accusations when he experienced severe storms while sailing, and the admiral of the fleet blamed it on witchcraft. King James became obsessed with ridding the world of all witches and witchcraft. He wrote this book shortly after, urging his subjects to turn in anyone they knew who practiced or condoned and supported witchcraft.

Works Cited: "Daemonologie." Folger Shakespeare Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2012. .

"North Berwick Witch Trials (Scotland, 1590 - 1592) - Witchcraft." North Berwick Witch Trials (Scotland, 1590 - 1592) - Witchcraft. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2012. .