Macbeth
Name 5 characters in Macbeth
Various answers but some possibilities are: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Duncan, Banquo, Banquo’s ghost, Macduff, Lady Macduff
How does Papa die?
Mama poisons him
What literary device is in this example: She runs like the wind.
Simile
What literary device is in this example: Bang!
Onomatopoeia
“I could not voice my fears because they were so thick within me.”
Explain how this quotation relates to the theme of silence vs. finding one’s voice in Purple Hibiscus.
Because of Papa’s abuse, Kambili is too afraid to use her voice, which doesn’t change until the end of the novel.
List 2 characters Macbeth kills or has killed.
Banquo, Macduff
How does the novel begin?
Jaja disobeys by not taking communion and Papa throws a missal at the figurines
What literary device is in this example: It’s raining cats and dogs.
Metaphor
What literary device is in this example: I’m so hungry, I could die.
Hyperbole
“Papa flung his heavy missal across the room and broke the figurines on the étagère.”
Explain the symbolism in this quotation.
It symbolizes how Papa is breaking Mama through his abuse.
Name 2 of the witches’ prophesies
He will become king, no one born of woman can harm him, he won’t die until Birnam Wood meets Dunsinane Hill, etc.
1. She doesn’t get first in her class
2. She has her grandfather’s picture
What literary device is in this example: deafening silence
Oxymoron
What literary device is in this example: red bed
Rhyme
“The purple hibiscus was rare, fragrant with the undertones of freedom.”
What does the purple hibiscus symbolize in the novel and how does it relate to Aunty Ifeoma?
freedom; Aunty Ifeoma’s house is free, unlike Papa’s, so it makes sense that she has a flower that symbolizes freedom
Name one thing that Lady Macbeth does that shows she feels guilt and one thing Macbeth does that shows that he feels guilt.
LMB= thinking she has blood everywhere and repeatedly washing her hands MB = seeing Banquo’s ghost)
Name 3 things that shows that Kambili breaks free from her abuse
various answers: some possibilities are wearing lipstick, laughing, relationship with father Amadi
What literary device is in this example: The old engine started with a growl.
Personification
What literary device is in this example: Barry bought brownies at the bakery.
Alliteration
“Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under’t”
What does this quotation from Macbeth mean and how does it relate to the play?
It means that Macbeth should look innocent even though he’s acting cruelly, which relates to the play because Macbeth seems to be a good friend/host/subject, but in reality he is a murderer.
How does the play end?
Macbeth dies and Malcom becomes king
Who is Kevin?
Chauffeur
What literary device is in this example: I might try to slide down the pipe.
Assonance
Consonance
“Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood / Clean from my hand?”
What does this quotation mean and how does it relate to Macbeth?
Macbeth feels guilty for committing murder, and it means that he doesn’t think anything will clean him from this act.