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What feeling does Banquo express about the witches’ prophecies at the beginning of Act III? A hope that they’ll prove true for him as they have for Macbeth Why does Macbeth not consult Lady Macbeth about the plot to kill…

The tragic hero is a character of noble stature and has greatness. This should be readily evident in the play. The character must occupy a “high” status position but must ALSO embody nobility and virtue as part of his/her innate…

deign The famous chef would not deign to eat at the mall food court. rapt The band had the audiences rapt attention as their songs were very moving while also entertaining chastise The mother chastised the young child for having…

Tragedy; drama ending with downfall or death of the main character What type of play is Macbeth and what is the definition of this type of play? Lead to the downfall of the protagonists; his unchecked ambition What is the…

“Had he not resembled/My father as he slept, I had done ‘t.” (Who is “he”?) Lady Macbeth; “he” is King Duncan “A little water clears us of this deed. How easy is it then!” (Why is this statement ironic?) Lady…

Anagnorisis 5.2 Othello “Demand that demi-devil why he hath thus ensnared my soul and body”- Othello realises that he ahs been deceived by Iago, and that Desdemona was faithful to him Isolation As a North African man in Venice, Othello…

who hast had my purse as if the strings were thine – Roderigio I know my price, I am worth no worse a place – Iago bookish theoric…mere prattle without practice is all his soldiership – Iago In following him…

Thus do I make my fool my purse Said by Iago in monologue. Dramatic irony – shows perception versus reality Shows his ill intentions and manipulation It is the green eyed monster, which doth mock the meat it it feeds…

What is the nickname of Shakespeare? The Bard William Shakespeare background 1564 in Englandestablish professionally by early 1590s in theater worldbecame playwrightdied in 1616 What is the acting company in which Shakespeare became a playwright, actor, and shareholder? The King’s…

Preferment goes by letter and affection,And not by old graduation, where each secondStood heir to th’ first Speaker: IagoSpoken to: RoderigoImportance: Iago speaks of Cassio’s promotion. A job promotion is made by favoritism, not by who SHOULD be next in…