the witches
Fair is foul and foul is fair
Appearance vs. Reality
use of nature to reflect emotions/actions in the play.
pathetic fallacy
Macbeth getting killed
act 5 scene 8
Who are Duncan's sons?
Malcolm and Donalbain
"I have done the deed. Didst thou not hear a noise?"
Macbeth
“Wake Duncan with thy knocking. I would thou couldst”
Guilt
reference to a historical or literary figure or event that is meant to enhance the meaning of the story.
allusion
Macduff's wife and son getting killed
act 4 scene 2
three
"Have I not reason, beldams as you are?"
Hecate
“Glamis thou art, and Cawdor, and shalt be / what thou art promised”
ambition and power
extreme pride or arrogance
hubris
the 3 apparations give Macbeth his prophecies
act 4 scene 1
Why did Malcolm and Donalbain flee?
They feared because killed next since they were heir to the throne
"You know not whether it was his wisdom or his fear"
Ross
“Wouldst thou have that / which thou esteem’st the ornament of life / and live a coward in thine own esteem”
rhetorical device where the author places an idea next to one directly contrasted or opposed
antithesis
Banquo getting murdered
act 3 scene 3
Who hears Lady Macbeth saying everything she and Macbeth have done?
Doctor and gentlewoman
"Is Banquo gone from court?"
Lady Macbeth
“Look like th’ innocent / flower, / but be the serpent under’t”
Appearance vs. Reality
the final part of a play in which the strands of the plot are drawn together.
denouement
Hecate yells at the witches for telling Macbeth his future
act 3 scene 5
Who is everyone Macbeth killed?
Duncan, Banquo, and Macduff's family