How did people feel about god and the the king during shakespeare's time? Explain

At the time in which Shakespeare lived and worked,
religion was part of the daily lives of the majority of people in England.  Belief in
God was stronger than it is today and people displayed their devotion through regular
worship.  It was also a time of religious turmoil in England.  The Protestant
Reformation begun by Henry VIII and continued by his daughter, Elizabeth I was still
under way.  When Elizabeth I died and the Scottish King, James I ascended the English
throne, there was initially fear that he would be more tolerant of religion and that
Catholicism would once more come to dominate.

In the late
16th and early 17th centuries, people believed in the divine right of kings.  The
monarch was on the throne by God's grace and therefore, they were viewed as being the
representation of God on earth.  This meant that their rule was absolute and to
challenge the king was to challenge God himself.  Richard III is viewed as a villain
because his right to rule was questionable.  In Macbeth, the murder of Duncan was
especially shocking to Elizabethan audiences because to kill the king was to kill God. 
The actual murder of Duncan does not take place on stage because it was considered too
provocative and Elizabethan audiences required little excuse to
riot.