"Macbeth" General Knowledge!
Which country is Macbeth set in?
Scotland
What term describes a deliberate exaggeration for emphasis or effect, as in “I’ve told you a million times”?
Hyperbole
"Is this a _______ I see before me?"
Dagger.
“The clouds marched angrily across the sky.”
Personification.
How is Macduff “not born of woman”?
He was born by C-Section
What title is Macbeth given after his victory in battle?
Thane of Cawdor
In poetry, what’s the term for a contradictory phrase like “deafening silence”?
Oxymoron
“Out, out, brief _______!”
Candle
“Bang! The silence shattered into pieces.”
Onomatopoeia + metaphor.
(Double points if both are named).
Which character is the first to suspect Macbeth of regicide (monarch killing)?
Banquo
The play was likely written to honor the reign of which monarch?
King James I
What is the name of the technique where two seemingly opposing ideas are placed in close proximity to highlight contrast, like “youth and age” or “love and death”?
Half points for "Contrast"
Full points for "Juxtaposition"
"There's daggers in men's ___"
Smiles
“Freedom is a fragile flame.”
Metaphor + Alliteration.
(Double points if both techniques are named).
Which historical king was Macbeth likely written to flatter, and how is he related to Banquo?
King James I; he was believed to be a descendant of Banquo
Which country is in a war with Scotland at the start of the play?
Norwegia
Which technique is being used in this example: “She sells seashells by the seashore"?
Sibilance
What's the next line? "Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts..."
Unsex me here.
“The blade drank the blood of the fallen.”
Personification.
What is the final vision Macbeth sees after the apparitions?
A line of eight kings, the last holding a mirror, followed by Banquo’s ghost
What is the name of Macbeth’s castle that King Duncan is killed in?
Inverness
What technique is demonstrated when a single word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of multiple lines or clauses, often for emphasis or rhythm, as in:
Anaphora
"A little water clears us of this ___" For double points, name the character who says this.
deed.
"He was a real Romeo with the ladies."
Allusion.
List the three apparitions the witches show Macbeth in Act 4.
An armed head (beware Macduff). A bloody child (none of woman born shall harm Macbeth). A crowned child with a tree in his hand (Macbeth shall not be vanquished until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane)