Literary Terms
When a character in a play makes a speech while alone on stage, that reveals their inner thoughts or feelings.
soliloquy
When one character in a play talks to another so no others hear
aside
Name the monster that is terrorizing Denmark in the beginning of the story.
Grendel
Name one of the predictions given to Macbeth and Banquo by the Witches.
1. Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor.
2. Macbeth will be King.
3. Banquo's sons and gradsons will be kings.
What classroom are we in right now?
C24
A reference to something outside the text.
allusion
When a character is dealing with a choice or problem.
How is Beowulf able to defeat Grendel?
He rips off his arm
Who killed King Duncan?
Macbeth (but he blamed it on the guards)
What day will our midterm be held?
1/27 for block 2A
1/28 for block 4B
When the audience or reader knows more information than the characters.
Dramatic Irony
the overall message the author wants the reader to know by the end of the story.
theme
Grendel's mother
Who does everyone think killed Banquo?
Fleance (but we as readers know it was a murderer hired by Macbeth)
What is a scop?
An Old English storyteller
The process of telling stories rather than writing them down; used before written language.
oral tradition
A language that has not been used since the 1100s, and uses different letters and sounds than Modern English.
Old English
A dragon
Which character in the play provides comic relief?
the porter (doorman)
When the Witches in Macbeth say "fair is foul, and foul is fair," this is an example of what literary device?
paradox
The language we speak today, which has been in use since the 1500s.
Modern English
The language Shakespeare used. Named for Queen Elizabeth I.
Who is the only warrior who is loyal to Beowulf during the battle with the dragon?
Wiglaf
Which two characters are in England plotting to overthrow Macbeth?
Macduff and Malcolm
Phrases like "boy-child" for son and "whale-roads" for ocean are examples of what Old English literary device?
Kennings