Characters
A character who flees to Ireland
Who is Donalbain?
Who is Macbeth?
"A heavy summons lies like lead upon me."
What is a simile?
The meaning of an aside
What is a character speaking directly to the audience?
A hierarchical structure of all matter and life, traditionally thought decreed by God.
What is The Chain of Being?
The thane of Fife
Who is Macduff?
"Look like the innocent flower / But be the serpent under’t"
Who is Lady Macbeth?
"O gentle lady, / ‘Tis not for you to hear what I can speak"
What is Irony (dramatic)?
When a character speaks their inner thoughts or feelings alone on stage.
What is a soliloquy?
Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos
Who are The Fates?
The Prince of Cumberland
Who is Malcolm?
“A heavy summons lies like lead upon me,
And yet I would not sleep"
Who is Banquo?
"There’s daggers in men’s smiles."
What is a Metaphor?
Using ambiguous, misleading language to avoid telling the truth.
What is equivocation?
Greek goddess of magic and witchcraft
Who is Hecate?
Father to future kings
Who is Banquo?
“My hands are of your colour, but I shame
To wear a heart so white.”
Who is Lady Macbeth?
"All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis
All hail Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor
All hail Macbeth! That shalt be King hereafter"
What is Anaphora?
A statement or situation that appears to contradict itself or go against common sense, yet actually reveals a deeper truth.
What is a paradox?
The intentional killing of a monarch
What is Regicide?
Who is Macbeth?
“Where we are, There’s daggers in men’s smiles. The nearer in blood, The nearer the bloody”
Who is Donalbain?
"If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, / Without my stir"
What is Personification?
The sound of a bell ringing for a death or funeral
What is a knell?
Shakespeare writes Macbeth to impress which King
Who is King James I?