Satire
Macbeth
Frankenstein
Beowulf
Literary Elements
&
Thematic Topics
100

States a direct criticism in a funny way


What is Direct Satire?


100

Co-conspirators in the king's murder; later rulers themselves (2 answers)

Who are Macbeth and Lady Macbeth?

100

This is a story within a story

What is a frame narrative?

100

(1) Demonic creature; (2) Lived in a cave with him (2 answers)

Who are Grendel and Grendel's mother?

100

(1) The rising action, climax, and falling action in a work of literature; (2) The when and where of a piece of literature (2 answers)

What is the plot and what is the setting?

200

This mimics another work, often criticizing it

What is a Parody?

200

(1) One was prophesied to be king one day; (2) this father, not (2 answers)

Who are Fleance and Banquo?

200

(1) Nameless creature; (2) Died in this manner (2 answers)

Who is the monster? And what is fire?

200

(1) Mighty warrior; (2) Was from this place? (2 answers)

What are Beowulf and Geatland?

200

(1) The main problem in a work of literature between characters; (2) The person(s) in a work of literature (2 answers)

What is the conflict and what is a character?

300

Presents the inverse of how something normally is

 What is Reversal?

300

Named his eldest to be heir to the throne

Who is Duncan?

300

(1) Main character and narrator; (2) Sister by adoption and later a wife (2 answers)

Who are Victor Frankenstein and Elizabeth LaVenza?

300

Long narrative text about great heroic events

What is an Epic Poem?

300
Theme: The heroic code of chivalry

What is Beowulf?

400

Satirizes the faults of others by making fun or showing contempt

What is Ridicule?

400

Named heir to the throne of Scotland

Who is Malcolm?

400

Explorer who rescued main character and retold his story through a series of letters

Who is Captain Robert Walton?

400

Of noble birth; a great warrior; has great courage; a legend

What are traits of an Epic Hero?

400

Theme: Science vs. Nature

What is Frankenstein?

500

Inserts out-of-place items into a given situation 

What is incongruity?

500

Thane of Fife and patriot of Scotland and suspects foul play in several murders

Who is Macduff?

500

Main character's childhood best friend

Who is Henry Clerval?

500

Danish King who is menaced by a monster

Who is King Hrothgar?

500

Themes: The corrupting power of unchecked ambition and Fate vs. Free Will (1 answer)

What is Macbeth?