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Supernatural, Regicide, Ambition Name a theme in Macbeth Supernatural, Regicide, Ambition Other?

She persuade him. It is her plan. How does Lady Macbeth influence Macbeth? She persuade him. It is her plan.

The audience knows something the character/s don’t. What is dramatic irony? The audience knows something the character/s don’t.

Excessive pride in oneself What is hubris? Excessive pride in oneself

What is hamartia? A hero's fatal flaw

The turning point in a play or narrative What is a Peripeteia? The turning point in a play or narrative

Who is Aristotle? A Greek philosopher

Shakespeare wrote History, Tragedy and what other kind of play? Comedy

The release of repressed emotion in response to a literary work What is catharsis? The release of repressed emotion in response to a literary work

What kind of character is Batman? He is a tragic hero

What 3 things contribute to Macbeth’s downfall? The witches predictions, Lady Macbeth’s persuasion & his own ambition

The Witches predictions / Duncan’s Murder What is the Peripeteia in Macbeth? The Witches predictions / Duncan’s Murder ???

A moment of recognition What is Anagnorisis? A moment of recognition

When the predictions come true When does Macbeth experience anagnorisis? When the predictions come true

Use of the weather to generate atmosphere What is pathetic fallacy? Use of the weather to generate atmosphere

Two opposing words within a phrase What is an oxymoron? Two opposing words within a phrase

Contrast of concept or idea What is antithesis? Contrast of concept or idea

What is a protagonist? The main character

The protagonists opposite or opposition What is an antagonist? The protagonists opposite or opposition

How many acts do Shakespeare's plays have? 5

Macbeth is pensive, thoughtful or doubtful ‘Macbeth’s subjunctive mood…’ What does this mean? Macbeth is pensive, thoughtful or doubtful

Macbeth is commanding or imperial ‘Macbeth’s imperative mood…’ What does this mean? Macbeth is commanding or imperial

‘Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow’ Who says these lines? Macbeth

‘fair is foul, and foul is fair.’ Language device? Oxymoron

‘Bring me no more reports. Let them fly all’ Who says these words? Macbeth

“Close the door.” is an example of what kind of sentence? Imperative

What is a tragic hero? A literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction

What characteristics does a tragic hero usually have? Noble-birth  Heroic Fated by supernatural force to doom Hamartia

What is Macbeth’s hamartia? His ambition

‘all’s to weak, for Brave Macbeth’ Who says these lines? The Captain (Act 1 Scene 2)

‘What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath won.’ Who says these lines? King Duncan

These are Macbeth’s opening lines ‘So foul and fair a day I have not seen’ Who says these lines? These are Macbeth’s opening lines (Act 1 Scene 3)

‘why do you start and seem to fear things that do sound so fair?’ Who says these lines? Banquo (Act 1 Scene 3)

What language device is used here? ‘why do you dress me in borrow’d robes?’ What language device is used here? Metaphor & Motif (Shakespeare uses clothing as a recurring symbol of status)

What is Macbeth saying here? ‘Glamis, and Thane of Cawdor: The greatest is behind’. What is Macbeth saying here? The greatest prediction is yet to come true.

‘look like th’innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t’ Who says these lines? Lady Macbeth

‘Leave all the rest to me.’ Who says these lines? Lady Macbeth

Who was on the throne of England when Shakespeare wrote Macbeth? James I (he was also James III of Scotland)

Within the period of time that James I reigned as King Jacobean context What does this mean? Within the period of time that James I reigned as King

Shakespeare's life and career was spread over James I’s reign and which other Monarch, prior to him? Elizabeth I

Sleep / insomnia is a recurring symbol in Macbeth. What does it symbolise? Conscience

What the witches planning here? ‘you all know, security is mortals chiefest enemy’ What the witches planning here? To cause Macbeth’s downfall by making him feel secure.

What does this apparition mean? ‘Beware the Thane of Fife. Dismiss me. Enough’ What does this apparition mean? Macbeth needs to beware of Macduff

Macduff is born by caesarian ‘non of woman born shall harm Macbeth’ How does this apparition come true? Macduff is born by caesarian ‘untimely ripp’d’

How does this prediction come true? ‘Macbeth shall never vanquish’d be until Great Birnam Wood to High Dunsinane Hill’ How does this prediction come true? The English army uses branches to camouflage their ascent.

Why does Macbeth say these lines? ‘The castle of Macduff I will surprise’ Why does Macbeth say these lines? Because of the witches prediction. He intends to have Macduff assassinated.

What does Macbeth mean here? Macbeth is refusing to commit suicide. ‘Why should I play the Roman fool’ What does Macbeth mean here? Macbeth is refusing to commit suicide. Roman honour demanded suicide rather than surrender

To whom does Macbeth say these lines and why? ‘Of all men else I have I have avoided thee’ To whom does Macbeth say these lines and why? Macduff. He feels guilty because he murdered his whole family.

Malcolm, they are the final lines of the play. ‘So, thanks to all at once and to each one, Whom we invite to see us crown’d at Scone.’ Who says these lines? Malcolm, they are the final lines of the play.