King James 1st was also very interested in witches and witchcraft and he even wrote a book about it. ... The play "Macbeth" reflects many Elizabethan beliefs about witches and witchcraft. ... When returning from Denmark after his marriage, King James first came in contact with witchcraft. ... The Danes on the ship convinced him that the bad weather was caused by witchcraft. ... His fascination in witchcraft lead him to write a book about it called, "Daemonologie," explaining how witches can cause death by burning a person's picture, and can raise storms at sea or on land. ...

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Considering that King James was a descendant from Banquo and Fleance Shakespeare altered history and instead of making Banquo a murderer who helps Macbeth, in Shakespeare's version he is murdered because he fights against the traitor, and is therefore innocent. ... In addition, Shakespeare also knew that James I was extremely interested in witchcraft. ...

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