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Where did Shakespeare get the story of MacBeth? How did he change it? Shakespeare got the story of MacBeth from Holinshed’s Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland. He changed the characters. For example, he made Duncan old and he made…

Anaphora the repetition of a certain word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines of writing or speech. Apostrophe A writer or a speaker, using an apostrophe, detaches himself from the reality and addresses an imaginary character in his…

Hurlyburly My definition: a fight/quarrelDictionary definition: noisy disorder and confusion; commotion; uproar; tumultSynonym: uproar; commotionAntonym: peacefulness; rest Minion My definition: a slaveDictionary definition: a follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one.Synonym: follower; puppetAntonym: master;…

Sun Act 1, Scene 1, Line 5Speaker: Witches Meaning:- Sun (star)- Son (Macbeth is childless) Ere Act 1, Scene 1, Line 5Speaker: WitchesMeaning:- Ere (before)- Heir (to the throne)- Air (changing the environment) Cawdor – Unscrambled is coward- Evil spreads…

perturbation disturbance Pristine original, unspoiled Clamorous Noisy Harbingers Forerunners Tragic Hero Main Character who has a tragic flaw Tragic Flaw Weakness when did lady Macbeth cease to take part in the action of the play? Since Banquo’s death How has…

Each new morn new widows howl, new orphans cry, new sorrows strike heaven on the face, that it resounds as if it felt with Scotland, and yelled out like syllable of dolor. macduff Let’s make us med’cines of our great…

What is the main message of Act 5, scene I, which includes Lady Macbeth’s sleepwalking scene? A guilty conscience is not easily mended In Act 5, scene III, what does Macbeth’s behavior toward the servant who comes to deliver a…

Fair is foul, and foul is fair Speaker: WitchesScene: Act 1 Scene 1Significance: It is a motif that runs throughout the play. At the most basic level, it means that appearances can be deceiving: that which seems “fair” and good…

What happens when the murderers try to kill Banquo and Fleance? They kill Banquo and let Fleance escape. Why doesn’t Lady Macbeth kill Duncan? She thought the king resembled her father. What is suspicious about what Malcolm and Donalbain do…

Witches “Fair is foul, and foul is fair./ Hover through the fog and filthy air.” (Scene 1, lines 10-11) Duncan “No more that Thane of Cawdor shall deceive” (Scene 2, line 63) Duncan “What he hath lost noble Macbeth hath…