Politically, Macbeth addresses both power in Scotland and a secret evil scheme. It was written merely a year after the so-called [[Gunpowder Plot]], and merely three years after King James I took the crown. The play is a bit of a tribute to him, who was an expert in analyzing witchcraft and even wrote a book about it that was published in 1597. | Politically, Macbeth addresses both power in Scotland and a secret evil scheme. It was written merely a year after the so-called [[Gunpowder Plot]], and merely three years after King James I took the crown. The play is a bit of a tribute to him, who was an expert in analyzing witchcraft and even wrote a book about it that was published in 1597. |