Quotes
History
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100
"Out damned spot."
Lady Macbeth- symbolic of her guilt/the washing away of the blood
100
For which king was Macbeth written?
King James
100
Banquo's son
Fleance
100
How did the Birnam Woods move to Dunsinane?
using branches from the trees and moving forward
100
Who is Beelzebub?
the devil
200
"Fair is foul and foul is fair."
witches- paradoxical good is bad and bad is good
200
What was included in the play specifically for the king?
witchcraft
200
The brother who fled to Ireland
Donalbain
200
"Let not your ears despise my tongue forever." What is this an example of?
synecdoche
200
What does it mean when the Captain says, "He unseamed him from the nave to the chops"?
Split him from navel to jaws
300
"There's no art to find the mind's construction in the face."
King Duncan-He is not good at reading people.
300
Why is the play considered a tragedy yet not a true history?
Because much of the content has been dramatized and is not historically accurate
300
has meeting with King Duncan the morning after he is murdered
Macduff
300
What animal is used as a metaphor in both MND and Macbeth?
dog
300
Who is called Edward "The Confessor"?
King Edward of England
400
"Bring forth men-children only."
Macbeth- said to Lady Mac regarding her brash nature
400
During what centuries did the English Renaissance occur?
late 14th to the early 17th
400
lets people into the gates of hell
porter
400
After Macbeth is given his prophecy by the crowned child with a tree in his hand, what does he see?
a line of eight kings and Banquo-the last one with a mirror
400
What is an armed head?
a helmeted head
500
"Your father is dead and what will you do now?"
Lady Macduff to her son
500
What was the belief that became popular during the Renaissance in which people searched inward for answers to their questions? It was a celebration of the individual.
humanism
500
queen of the witches from the Underworld
Hecate
500
Which character is proud that his son died fighting as a soldier?
Siward
500
What is the Acheron?
a river in Hades