a play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, esp. one concerning the downfall of the main character.
What is tragedy
100
"Will plead like angels trumpet-tongued."
What is Metaphor
100
a remark or passage by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.
What is Aside
100
The play pits the prophecies of the three weird sisters against its own dramatization of Macbeth's internal conflict—and it's not clear which wins. In fact, fate and free will might just be working together.
What is Fate and Free Will
100
The Witches’ first prophecy is that who will be named thane of cawdor
Who is Macbeth
200
be a warning or indication of (a future event).
What is foreshawdowing
200
"Stones have been known to move, and trees to speak."
What is personification
200
one indicating the movement, position, or tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting.
What is stage direction
200
He puts his own desires before the good of his country, and, in the end, it is destroyed.
What is Ambition
200
who is the goddess of witch craft?
Who is Hecate
300
leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory.
What is paradox
300
"As pure as the driven snow."
What is a Simile
300
There would have been a time for such a word.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
What is Time
300
Speak, if you can: what are you?
All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, thane of Glamis All hail, Macbeth, hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!
All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt be king hereafter!
What is Prophecy
300
Who does Macbeth fear may benefit from his murder of Duncan?
Who is Banquos son
400
a long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program
What is monologue
400
I have given suck, and know
How tender ’tis to love the babe that milks me:
I would, while it was smiling in my face,
Have pluck'd my nipple from his boneless gums,
And dash'd the brains out, had I so sworn as you
Have done to this.
What is Hyperbole
400
conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.
What is dialogue
400
Just as the King is commenting on the treachery of the former Thane of Cawdor, in comes the new Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth. The King greets Macbeth as "worthiest cousin!" (1.4.14) and says in several different ways that he can't thank him enough.
What is Kingship
400
Why is Lady Macbeth unable to kill Duncan when she has the chance?
What is He reminds her of her father
500
verse without rhyme
What is blank verse
500
But now i am cabin'd, cribb'd
confined, bound in
To saucy doubts and fears
What is Alliteration
500
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
What is irony
500
There would have been a time for such a word.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
What is time
500
The scene with the Porter at the gate is used to
What is provide comic relief and a break in the tension