Then when Macbeth killed King Duncan the chain of being collapsed because in the world the highest point in the hierarchy was the king and above the king was the God. No one was supposed to kill the king, but when Macbeth killed King Duncan, he committed an evil act and would pay for it. When William Shakespeare implemented witches, he gave witches an important role in the play, unlike their role during the seventeenth century. They had no specific role, but people were afraid of them because they were evil beings and were killed. King James I was interested in witches, so Macbeth implemented and made the story more interesting by inserting witches into the play. Shakespeare made it seem like he was criticizing the cultural aspect of how women were treated and their role within society. In the play Lady Macbeth had so much influence of the male character Macbeth, that in reality women should not have any kind of influence on men. Aspects of gender inequality, witchcraft, and the Great Chain of Being influenced how William Shakespeare wrote his play Macbeth. The Elizabethan era had the greatest influence in most of Shakespeare's works such as