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Lit Terms
About the Play
Vocabulary
Mr & Mrs. Macbeth
Scenes and Quotes
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What is a reoccurring image, idea, theme, or symbol throughout a piece of literature?
Motif
100
A work of literature, in verse or prose, intended to portray life, a character or tell a story, usually involving conflicts and emotions through action and dialogue, typically designed for theatrical performances is called a _________?
Drama
100
Which vocabulary word means rapt? Hint: fascinated
Captivated
100
What is Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's major motives?

Hint: They may not be the same thing.

Lady Macbeth: to seize POWER!!!


Macbeth: To please Lady Macbeth/make her happy

100
Why is the dagger scene one of the most important scenes in Macbeth?
It creates order/disorder motif and Macbeth begins to act disorderly beginning in that scene.
200
What is a reference to a well-known person, event, literary work/works?
An Allusion
200
What play is known as "The Scottish Play"?
Macbeth
200
Which vocabulary word means an undertaking?
Venture
200
Lady Macbeth's soliloquy while reading the letter that Macbeth writes telling her of the prophecy is broken into how many parts?
Two

P.S. The letter was written in prose!

200
What is the motif of the soliloquy that Macbeth makes in Act 1 after getting the prophecy from the witches?
light vs. dark
300
What is a literary technique that allows the characters to know information that the other characters do not?

Hint:In the scene with the Porter, he keeps mentioning the Devil and Hell on his drunken way to answering the door. This is the knocking that we keep hearing. King Duncan was just killed.

Dramatic Irony 

EX. The Porter is creating dramatic irony with the idea of Hell, on Earth, has taken over Macbeth's castle.



300
A line of 10 syllables that has a rhythm. Hint: This entire play is written in this form.
Iambic Pentameter
300
Which vocabulary word means to beckon someone?
Summon
300
Lady Macbeth prays to the evil spirits to turn off her human emotions and give her the power to do what must be done. This is an examples of what?

Hint: C________ M_________ and F__________

Character motivations and foreshadowing. 
300
"Fair is foul and foul is fair." This quote is a theme and can be interpreted as...
Sometimes life gets turned upside down and bad things happen
400
What is the atmosphere of feeling an author creates within a piece of writing?
Mood
400
King Duncan was inspired by which real king?
King James the 1st, who was King of Scotland and later became King of England
400
Which vocabulary word means dilemma?
Plight
400
What is Lady Macbeth preparing to do after she reads the letter her husband sent and news of the King's arrival is made?
To encourage her hubby to murder the king. After all, fate and witchcraft is on their side.
400
"The only thing motivating me is ambition which makes people rush ahead of themselves towards disaster." This theme can be interpreted as saying...
Think before you act!!!!
500
What is a speech delivered to the audience, rather than the other characters, where the speaker explores their thoughts and feelings?
Soliloquy - An example would be the dagger scene
500
A narrative poem pr tale describing the downfall of the main character is known as a ________.
Tragedy
500
Which vocabulary word is another word for blasphemous?
Sacreligious
500
When lady Macbeth is bullying her husband she says he is full of the milk of human kindness. What does she mean by that?
Macbeth is too kind to kill
500
"And yet the dark night strangles the traveling lamp"

What is this quote an example of and what is it saying?

It is an example of personification and it is saying the darkness is strangling the light. Evil vs. Good!!!!