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Shakespeare wrote many plays and Macbeth is one of his most compelling. When Shakespeare was writing this play many people had different perceptions about witches, and the supernatural side of life.
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Macbeth Essay By Roxana Stylianou Shakespeare wrote many plays and Macbeth is one of his most compelling. When Shakespeare was writing this play many people had different perceptions about witches, and the supernatural side of life. James 1 was one of these people; he believed a 'witch' had put a curse on his boat when he was going to Denmark to get married. This led James 1 to write a book on Demonology. Later on Agnes Sampson the person who put a 'curse' on James 1, confessed, and was sentenced to death. This meant she had attempted to commit treason, the worst kind of treason, Regicide. This was one of the ideas that led Shakespeare to write Macbeth. So he could give his opinions of the supernatural, and also to please James 1. He did this by reflecting in the play that he supported James 1 right to be on the throne....
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