Macbeth Flashcards

protagonist Macbeth / Lady Macbeth antagonist opposite of Macbeth / Lady Macbeth symbol blood on Lady Macbeth’s hand simile “Macbeth . . . like valor’s minion” paradox “lesser than Macbeth and greater” allusion mentioning “Medusa” in the story foreshadowing the…

(stage direction) “Thunder and lightening” Witch’s discuss weather “In thunder, lightning, or in rain?” shipwracking “shipwracking storms and direful thunders break” smoke “smoke of hell” screeching “screeching owl” a room “a room in the palace” with a road “with a…

first sign of weakness daddio … Macbeth is brave for brave Macbeth well he deserves that name Macbeth is bloodthirsty on the battlefield unseamed him from the nave to the chops witches know the future when the hurly burlys done…

“Thou hast it now- king, Cawdor, Glamis, all as the weird women promised, and I fear thou played’st most foully for it. 1. Who is the speaker?2. Whom is this person speaking to?3. Explicate. 4. What is the importance to…

“A little water will clear us of this deed” Act 2 scene 2 Her calm over look after the murder shows power and manipulation over therre relationship. Forshadows her madness driven by the guilt – where she cant wash off…

Name the four prophecies and what they mean for Macbeth Beware of MacduffBloody child-nobody of woman can hurt youCrowned child with tree-in power until woods move against youBanquo’s sons as kings – Macbeth will not be king for long. How…

Who is the author of Macbeth? William Shakespeare How did William Shakespeare write Macbeth? In iambic pentameter Macbeth is a play, so the genre is ___________. Drama What is Macbeth based upon? Real historical figures Macbeth was the king of…

heath (n) an area of open uncultivated land, especially in Britain, with characteristic vegetation of heather, gorse, and coarse grasses thane (n) in Anglo-Saxon England, a man who held land granted by the king or military nobleman, ranking between an…

MacBeth William Shakespeare the Renaissance a period in Europe, from the 14th to the 17th century, considered the bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history. scholars and thinkers of the day, however, it was primarily a time of the…

tragedy (Aristotle’s definition) A tragedy is the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself; in appropriate and pleasurable language;… in a dramatic rather than narrative form; with incidents arousing pity and fear,…