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A major purpose of Act IV of the play is to foreshadow events related to: Macbeth’s downfall In Act IV, when the witch says, “Something wicked this way comes,” you know that: Even the witches now consider Macbeth evil In…

Repetition “A light, a light!” Repitition/Foreshadow “Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly! Thou mayst revenge.” Alliteration/Irony “…..humble host…” Simile “Whole as the marble, founded as the rock/As broad and general as the casing air.” Alliteration/Irony/Pun “But now I am cabined,…

antidote Something that relieves the effects of poisonantonym: poison derivative: antidotal augment To make greater or to supplementantonym: to diminishderivatives: augmented, augmentative,augmenter, augmentable, augmentation augury an omen or prophecyderivatives: augur, auguries, augured avarice greed for wealthsynonym: cupidityantonym: generosityderivatives: avaricious, avariciously,…

The dagger that Macbeth sees in his scene 1 soliloquy… Is part of a hallucination When Macbeth talks agitatedly about the murders, Lady Macbeth urges him to… Try not to dwell on it The Porter’s cursing is ironic because… He…

Where do the witches plan to meet again? Why? When? plan to meet in the middle of nowhereTo meet MacbethWhen the time is right What is the atmosphere? evil, dark, mysterious What is the last line? What does it mean…

No more that Thane of Cowdor shall decieve our bosom interest. Go pronounce his present death. Duncan Though his bark cannot be lost, yet it can be tempest tossed. Witches All hail Macbeth, that shall be king herafter! Witches Thou…

Iago I am not what I am Iago Even now, now, very now, an old black ram is tupping your white ewe arise, arise, awake the snorting citizens with the bell or else the devil will make a grandsire of…

In what ways did you or did you not connect with a character in the play? Did not connect with Othello for his willingness to condemn DesdemonaThey were in love and had such admiration for each otherShe committed “Treason of…

affinity a natural liking or sympathy for someone or something discretion the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way to avoid causing offense or revealing private info reconcile to restore friendly relations or harmony surmise to suppose something…

Othello … Iago … Iago … Desdemona … Cassio … Emilia …