English Renaissance & History
This philosophical movement emphasized human potential and achievements during the English Renaissanc
What is Humanism?
Who said, “Fair is foul, and foul is fair”?
Who are the Witches?
Macbeth’s original title before becoming king.
What is "Thane of Glamis?"
The supernatural beings who prophesy Macbeth’s rise and fall.
Who are the Weird Sisters?
Who are the Witches?
The type of play Macbeth is classified as.
A Tragedy
The famous English monarch who united England by ending the Wars of the Roses.
Who is Henry VII?
Who said, “If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, without my stir”?
Who is Macbeth?
Lady Macbeth’s main motivation to push Macbeth to commit murder.
What is ambition?
The object Macbeth sees before killing Duncan.
What is the Dagger?
The term for a character’s inner thoughts spoken aloud alone on stage.
What is an "aside?"
The English monarch who had six wives, including the one who gave him a daughter named Elizabeth.
Who is Henry VIII?
Who said, “Unsex me here, and fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full of direst cruelty”?
Who is Lady Macbeth?
The rightful king murdered at Macbeth’s castle.
Who is Duncan?
The event that convinces Macbeth to kill Duncan.
What is "the nomination of Malcom as heir"?
The poetic meter often used by Shakespeare, consisting of unrhymed lines with five stressed syllables.
What is Iambic Pentameter?
The monarch whose reign created a golden age of peace and prosperity in England.
Who is Elizabeth the first?
Who said, “Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand?”
Who is Macbeth?
Macbeth’s friend who was prophesied to father kings but never be king himself.
Who is Banquo?
The place where the English army hides branches as camouflage in Act V.
What is "Birnam Wood?"
The use of a character or scene to relieve tension in a serious play.
What is comic relief?
The dynasty started by James I in 1603 after Elizabeth died childless.
"Adieu, Lest our old robes sit easier than our new!"
Who is MacDuff?
The nobleman who ultimately kills Macbeth and is "not born of woman" in the usual way.
Who is "MacDuff?"
The ghost who appears to Macbeth during a banquet
Who is Banquo?
The conflict between a character’s desires and moral values, often leading to tragic choices.
What is a fatal flaw?