a violent conflict
hurly-burly
Macbeth murders him to achieve the crown.
Duncan
Macduff
Man not born of a woman
An exaggerated statement.
Hyperbole
Witches plan to meet with Macbeth.
Act 1 Scene 1
set to guard an entrance
warder
They flee to Scotland.
Malcolm and Donalbain
Physic
This ____ will cure my ill?
Gives objects/things human qualities.
Personification
Lady Macbeth reads Macbeth's letter telling her the prophecy.
Act 1 Scene 5
an old woman
beldam
Was killed with her children and servants.
Lady Macduff
expressing or showing emotions.
What is the meaning of sooth?
Word to refer to another thing to show their similarity.
Metaphor
Lady Macbeth questions Macbeth's masculinity.
Act 1 Scene 7
Title given to someone of nobility.
thane
A general in Duncan's army.
Banquo
Thane of Glamis and Thane of Cawdor.
What are Macbeth's titles?
A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of its meaning.
Irony
The ghost of Banquo appears and only Macbeth can see it
Act 3 Scene 4
Highly injurious or destructive.
pernicious
Nobles who join the English army.
Angus, Menteith, and Caithness
Duncans Chamberlains
Who was blamed for Duncans Murder?
Figure of speech that makes a reference or representation of a place.
Allusion
Lady Macbeth sleepwalks and keeps washing invisible blood from her hands.
Act 5 Scene 1