literary terms
Ren: Flourish of Genius
Act 1
Act 2-3
Act 4-5
100
14 line poem that traditionally conforms to strict patterns of rhythm and rhyme
What is a sonnet
100
This invention had a great impact on the availability of books
What is the invention of printing with movable type....follow up: Why?
100
Lesser than Macbeth, and greater is an example of this
What is a paradox?
100
The porter's cursing is ironic because of this.
What is the porter invoking the devil when all h** has been unleashed via the murder of Duncan
100
The witches bring forth these to speak to and further convince Macbeth.
What are apparitions? follow up...what are the prophecies? How do they build Mac's confidence?
200
The writer's attitude
What is tone?
200
Classic example of a Renaissance man.
Who is Henry VIII? follow up: why?
200
Macbeth expresses doubt because of this.
What is a king's subject and host?
200
Banquo wants to meet with the other nobles in order to discover this.
What is the purpose/motive of the murder?
200
Lady Macduff misses her last chance to escape when this happens.
What is an anonymous messenger visits/warns of impending doom?
300
The time period in which the author wrote the work is important for this.
What is point of view?
300
This ensured England's independence from the Catholic countries of the Mediterranean.
What is the English navy's defeat of the Spanish armada in 1588.
300
Double, Double _____ and _____.
What is toil and trouble?
300
Lady Macbeth's initial reaction to the murder.
What is cold, calculated and should not be thought of?
300
Ross' comment that Macduff's family "was well at peace when I left them" was intended to do this.
What is mislead?
400
These roots help you define unfamiliar scientific terms, understand origin of words, mathematical terms have related meanings
What are Greek and Latin roots
400
Began a religious revolution when attaching his theses to the church at Wittenberg
Who is Martin Luther.
400
Definition of a tragedy.
What is a central character (often high ranking) with a flaw, catastrophe, fall?
400
the' barren sceptor' is a symbol of this.
What is Macbeth having no heirs?
400
The purpose of young Siward facing Macbeth?
What is honor and valor even under the worst circumstances?
500
A statement that appears self-contradictory yet makes sense
What is a paradox
500
Intellectual movement that encompassed wisdom, virtue and the ideals
What is humanism
500
the witches' tale of the sailor proves this.
What is malicious?
500
Lennox speach in scene 6 is a great example of this.
What is sarcasm?
500
Declared the king of Scotland at the end of the play.
Who is Malcolm?
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