Macbeth: King James’ Play

Remember when we said that we'd cover all of the different parts of Macbeth that were influenced by King James being on the throne or written *just* for him? In this episode, we finally get around to talking about all of that!

Shakespeare Anyone? is created and produced by Kourtney Smith and Elyse Sharp.

Note: When this episode was recorded, Kourtney Smith was "Korey Leigh Smith".

Music is "Neverending Minute" by Sounds Like Sander.

Works referenced: 

Calhoun, Howell V. “JAMES I AND THE WITCH SCENES IN ‘MACBETH.’” The Shakespeare Association Bulletin, vol. 17, no. 4, 1942, pp. 184–189. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/23675195. Accessed 4 Mar. 2021.

Mathew, David. "James I". Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2021, https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-I-king-of-England-and-Scotland. Accessed 1 Mar. 2021.

Shakespeare, William. Macbeth. Arden Shakespeare, 2015. 

“The Book of Books: The King James Bible.” A Little History of Literature, by JOHN SUTHERLAND, Yale University Press, 2013, pp. 47–53. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt5vkwh2.10. Accessed 4 Mar. 2021.

“The Smell of Gunpowder: Macbeth and the Palimpsests of Olfaction.” Untimely Matter in the Time of Shakespeare, by Jonathan Gil Harris, University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 2009, pp. 119–140. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt3fj17b.10. Accessed 25 Jan. 2021.

Turrell, James F. “The Ritual of Royal Healing in Early Modern England: Scrofula, Liturgy, and Politics.” Anglican and Episcopal History, vol. 68, no. 1, 1999, pp. 3–36. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/42611999. Accessed 2 Mar. 2021.

Williams, George Walton. “‘Macbeth’: King James's Play.” South Atlantic Review, vol. 47, no. 2, 1982, pp. 12–21. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3199207. Accessed 4 Mar. 2021.