Who Said That?
“He’s here in double trust; first, as I am his kinsman and thane, strong both against the deed.”
Who is Macbeth?
When contemplating why he must do away with him, Macbeth compares his relationship with Banquo to that between Marc Antony and Caesar. This reference is an example of this device.
What is an allusion?
This was the monarch on the throne when Shakespeare wrote and performed Macbeth.
Who is James the first?
This device is prevalent when we are presented with the THREE witches at the play's beginning.
What is an allusion to the Fates of Greek Mythology?
Who is Seyton?
“ 'Never at quiet.—What are you?—But this place is too cold for hell…I had thought to have let in some of all professions that go the primrose way to th’ everlasting bonfire.'”
Who is the Porter?
This literary device describes the event of Lady Macbeth being removed after the discovery of Duncan's murder, as she's thought to be too fragile.
What is dramatic irony?
DAILY DOUBLE
Shakespeare used this historical book to aid in his writing the play, Macbeth.
What is Hollingshed's Chronicles of Scotland?
In Shakespeare's day, the appearance of witches at play's opening signified this idea.
What is treason?
Having received Macbeth's letter telling her of the witches' prophecies for him, Lady Macbeth asks the dark spirits to take away this human quality.
What is remorse?
“'There’s no art /To find the mind’s construction in the face./He was a gentleman on a whom I built/An absolute trust.'”
Who is Duncan
The witches' opening chant of "fair is foul and foul is fair" is a prime example of this device.
What is a paradox?
This character was especially meaningful to Shakespeare's monarch as he considered him a distant relative.
Who is Banquo?
Macbeth immediately aligns himself with the witches when we first meet him by saying this.
What is...." So foul and fair a day I have not seen.'"
After immediately murdering Duncan, Macbeth says he thinks he hears a voice cry this phrase.
What is Sleep no more; Macbeth does Murder sleep?
" 'Wisdom? To leave his wife, to leave his babes,/his mansion, and his titles in a place/He wants the natural touch, for the poor wren,/the most diminutive of birds, will fight,/Her young ones in her nest, against the owl./'"
Who is Lady Macduff?
Malcolm who is said by Macduff to be the "medicine" Scotland needs to overcome the ailing caused by Macbeth serves as this type of character.
What is a foil?
When writing the witches' speaking parts, Shakespeare used this type of rhyming pattern.
What is trochaic tetrameter?
She is the queen of the weird sisters and is angry when she learns Macbeth received his prophecy from the witches without their receiving anything in return.
Who is Hecate?
According to the apparitions prophecy, Macbeth will not be vanquished until this unusual natural phenomenon occurs.
What is until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane Hill?
“'Were such things here as we do speak about?/Or have we eaten on the insane root/That takes the reason prisoner?/'”
Who is Banquo?
In the following passage, this device is best illustrated.
Lennox: "the night has been unruly; where we lay,/Our chimneys were blown down, and as they say,/Lamentings heard i'th'air, strange screams of death/And prephesying with accents terrible/"
What is pathetic fallacy?
Shakespeare's writing spanned two monarchs. Who were they? You must also include their succession designation.
Who were Elizabeth I and James I?
When first seeing the weird sisters, Banquo believes they are manifestations of this natural occurrence.
What are hallucinations caused by gasses released from the earth?
Upon visiting the witches a second time, Macbeth sees several apparitions with different prophecies. The second apparition he sees looks like this.