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What are some themes from Macbeth?

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Kingship
Ambition
Guilt
Fate
Violence
Gender

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How is Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s relationship unusual at the time of the writing of the play?

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Lady Macbeth is ruthless and would not think twice to kill Duncan whereas Macbeth is more hesitant, the roles of gender have been reversed

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What is hamartia?

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The tragic flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero

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What is a tragic hero?

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The central character of a play who experiences a tragic downfall

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What is a tragic waste?

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When good is destroyed along with bad

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What did Duncan crown Macbeth as?

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Thane of Cawdor

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Who found Duncan’s dead body?

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Macduff

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What did Macbeth become king of after murdering Duncan?

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King of Scotland

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Why did Lady Macbeth commit suicide?

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She was driven to madness over the guilt of her actions

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What is a foil?

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2 characters who have contrasting traits which make their good/bad traits seem amplified

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What is dramatic irony?

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When the reader knows something that the characters don’t

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What is foreshadowing

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When the reader is given a hint on what may happen in the future

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What is a hyperbole

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When something is exaggerated to emphasise a point

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What is a motif?

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An idea that is repeated multiple times over a play

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What is a soliloquy?

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A speech spoken out loud but only heard by the character speaking and the audience

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What is allusion?

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A figure of speech that makes a reference to something like an event, story, art, etc.

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Which 3 characters are King of Scotland in the play?

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Duncan
Macbeth
Malcolm

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Who does Lady Macbeth blame for the death of Duncan?

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Duncan’s 2 servants

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Who kills Banquo?

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A group of murderers hired by Macbeth

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Do Macbeth’s assassins succeed in killing Banquo and Fleance?

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They succeed in killing Banquo but Fleance escapes

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Who does Macbeth see sitting in his chair during the banquet?

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Banquo’s ghost

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What vision does Macbeth have before killing Duncan?

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A floating dagger pointing him to Duncan’s chamber

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Who were the Scots at war with at the beginning of the play?

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Norway

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Which nation invades Scotland at the end of the play?

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England

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Who is the goddess of witchcraft in the play?
Hecate
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What happened to Donalbain?
He fled to Ireland, separately from his brother, Malcolm, to be safe from Macbeth
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What happened to Lady Macbeth before she died?
She was plagued by fits of sleepwalking
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Who kills Lord Siward’s son?
Macbeth
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Where are Scottish kings crowned?
Scone
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Where is Duncan killed?
In his bedchamber at Macbeth’s castle
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Who flees Scotland to join Malcolm in England?
Macduff
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What was the weather like the night when Duncan was killed?
Stormy and violent
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Who flees to Scotland immediately after Duncan’s death?
Malcolm and Donalbain
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Who tells Macduff that his family has been killed?
Ross
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What is Lady Macbeth’s plan to kill Duncan?
Macbeth will stab Duncan and plant the evidence on the servants
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Who kills the servants who look guilty of the murder?
Macbeth
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How does Lady Macbeth publicly react to the news of the murder?
She says it is horrible and pretends to faint
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Why did Malcolm and Donalbain run away from court?
They feared that they would be murdered next
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How does Macbeth feel after Fleance escapes unharmed?
Vulnerable
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What does Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft, plan for Macbeth?
He will be shown visions that will make him feel falsely secure
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Why does Macduff go to England?
To ask King Edward for aid in fighting Macbeth
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What does Macbeth do when he hears that Macduff has fled to England
He orders the murder of Macduff's family
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What does Macduff plan when he hears what happened to his family?
Revenge on Macbeth
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What does Lady Macbeth obsess over as she goes mad?
Blood that she cannot wash off her hands
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What armies join forces against Macbeth?
The Scottish and the English
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Who kills Macbeth and puts his head on a spike?
Macduff
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Who's children are prophesised to inherit the throne of Scotland one day?
Banquo's
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What is the nickname for the witches used by various characters?
The weird sisters
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What does blood symbolise throughout the play?
Guilt
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How does Macbeth persuade the murderers to kill Banquo?
He taunts them for their lack of manliness
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What reason does Macbeth give for not killing Duncan to everyone at the banquet?
He invited Duncan to the banquet
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Why is Macbeth jealous of Malcolm?
He has been named heir to the throne
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What is hubris?
Excessive pride
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What is catharsis?
Purging of emotions through dramatic art
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What is tyranny?
Cruel and oppressive rule
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What is regicide?
Murder of a king
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What is treason?
Betraying one’s country
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What is the natural order?
Hierarchy in nature
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What is subversion
Undermining of power or authority
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What is a caesura?
A pause in a line of poetry
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What is enjambment?
Sentence running from one line to the next
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What is a monologue?
A long speech given by one person
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Who is Lord Siward?
A veteran soldier of the king of England and Malcolm’s uncle. He is the leader of the English troops and lent them to Malcolm to help defeat Macbeth
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What was Macbeth before Thane of Cawdor?
Thane of Glamis
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Who was Thane of Fife?
Macduff

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