OR… THE play which shall not be named! MACBETH OR… THE play which shall not be named!

Characters MACBETH – Thane of Glamis OTHER THANES: LADY MACBETH – wife of Macbeth KING DUNCAN – king of Scotland MALCOLM – Duncan’s elder son DONALBAIN – Duncan’s younger son BANQUO – Macbeth’s friend FLEANCE – Banquo’s son MACDUFF – Thane of Fife LADY MACDUFF – Macduff’s wife MACDUFF’S SON OTHER THANES: ROSS LENNOX ANGUS MENTEITH CAITHNESS SIWARD – Earl of Northumberland YOUNG SIWARD – his son THREE WITCHES HECATE – leader of the witches CAPTAIN SEYTON PORTER DOCTOR WAITING GENTLEWOMAN

Themes AMBITION ORDER V CHAOS THE SUPERNATURAL APPEARANCE & REALITY SICKNESS & HEALTH GOOD V EVIL LOYALTY GENDER TIME

Key Imagery & Motifs LIGHT & DARK RELIGIOUS BLOOD ANIMALS CLOTHING PLANTS – IMAGES OF GROWTH DISEASE THEATRE MILK

Words to watch… DO / DONE DEED NIGHT DARK MURDER HELL FEAR FAIR / FOUL HEART HAND BLOOD

Vocab you should use when writing about plays… Terminology Vocab you should use when writing about plays…

Key Drama Terms TRAGEDY – a play that follows tragic conventions ASIDE – comments made in the presence of other characters which they are not meant to hear SOLILOQUY – when a character is alone on stage and reveals their inner thoughts DIALOGUE – conversation between 2 or more characters DRAMATIC IRONY – when the audience knows something about the character or plot that a character on stage is unaware of STICHOMYTHIA – short, fast paced, alternate lines of dialogue BLANK VERSE – iambic pentameters (10 syllables to a line) with no rhyme – used by higher status characters PROSE – normal speech with no pattern of rhythm or rhyme, spoken by or to lower status characters or when the playwright wants to deliberately create an impact

The Main Elements of Tragedy PLOT – a cause & effect chain of action: Incentive – Climax – Resolution TRAGIC HERO – a high status character who is neither thoroughly good nor thoroughly evil. HAMARTIA -TRAGIC FLAW – the flaw in the character which is the driving force of the downfall CATHARSIS – arousing the emotions of pity or fear in the audience & a feeling of negative emotions being ‘cleansed’ at the end of the play

Literary Terms…a reminder IMAGERY – similes, metaphors & personification SYMBOLISM – how abstract ideas can be presented through objects or concepts FORESHADOWING – when an event or idea is hinted at or implied before it occurs ANTITHESIS – the use of opposites to emphasise or highlight an idea PATHOS – the creation of sympathy JUXTAPOSITION – the placement of 2 ideas near to each other which invite comparison REPETITION – the repeating of a word, phrase or idea ADJECTIVES – describe nouns VERBS – actions ADVERBS – describe verbs CONNOTATION – ideas which are implied