"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning or in rain? When the hurlyburly's done, when the battle's lost, and won."
Who are the three witches?
100
a blighted guess
What is a blasted surmise?
100
A form of comparison, but you don't need to "like" it.
What is a metaphor?
100
When this happens, things really start moving.
What is the exciting (inciting) force?
100
A driving force, stronger than her partner at first, weaker later, dead last.
Who is Lady Macbeth?
200
"Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?"
Who is Macbeth
200
A sacred, divinely chosen forerunner.
What is an anointed harbinger?
200
A humorous scene or speech that follows an intensely serious scene.
What is comic relief?
200
The who, what, where and when of it all.
What is exposition?
200
Friend and foe to Macbeth, though he didn't mean to be. He was just hoping that his children would do better than he had.
Who is Banquo?
300
"My duties are with a most indissoluble tie forever knit"
Who is Banquo?
300
A bloody, malicious burial vault.
What is a gory, malevolent charnal house?
300
The planned series of events that occur during the course of the play to move it to its conclusion.
What is the plot?
300
One builds up and the other tears down, but you need them both to get to the end of the play.
What are rising and falling action.
300
Antithetical antagonist, world traveler, loyal Thane of Fife.
Who is Macduff?
400
"When our actions do not, our fears do make us traitors."
Who is Lady MacDuff
400
A ludicrous, greedy, ghost.
What is an antic, avariciuos apparition?
400
The contrast between what a character says and does, and the deeper significance understood by the audience and/or other characters. "I know something you don't know!"
What is dramatic irony?
400
At this point, nothing worse can happen. Our hero is dead or destroyed. If this happened at the beginning of the tale, there would be nothing to tell.
What is the catastrophe?
400
Worthy, then not so worthy, ambitious to the point of destruction, easily led - then not so easily. Loses his head easily.
Who is Macbeth?
500
"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more."
Who is Macbeth?
500
A pure but noisy, cure.
What is a pristine but clamorous antidote?
500
When an object, person or action represents an idea or set of ideas. "It is itself, and something else."
What is symbolism?
500
We're close to the end, but never fear, things may work out for the protagonist after all - oops, no they won't.
What is the moment of final suspense?
500
One of a set, falsely accused, runs when he needs to but leads when given the opportunity, meant for greatness, lies to test for loyalty, has friends in high places.