EOY Knowledge Exam 2 Flashcards
What is it called when a character breaks the fourth wall and directly shares their thoughts with the audience?
An aside
What is the type of monologue Shakespeare often uses for a character to reveal their true thoughts and feelings?
A soliloquy
“Fair is foul, and foul is fair” is an example of a …?
A paradox
“Macbeth doth murder sleep” is an example of what device?
Personification
At the start of the play, the audience knows that Macbeth will be made Thane of Cawdor before Macbeth hears the news himself. What is the technique called when the audience knows more than the characters?
Dramatic irony
In Macbeth, Shakespeare creates a motif of blood, for example, Lady Macbeth initially thinks “a little water” will be enough to wash Duncan’s blood from their hands, but later hallucinates a spot of blood on her palm that she cannot wash clean, despite repeated attempts. What is a motif and why do writers sometimes use them?
A motif is a recurring image or idea used throughout a story. It acts as a thread that is woven through a narrative, connecting characters and events, while evoking deeper insights.
When Lady Macbeth says “Out, damned spot”, what does the blood she thinks is on her hand symbolise?
The guilt about killing King Duncan
The witches plan to meet Macbeth at a time when the weather reflects their evil intentions. What is the name of this technique that writers use?
Pathetic fallacy
After Duncan names his son, Malcolm, as heir to the throne of Scotland, Macbeth delivers an aside in which he uses the metaphor: “let not light see my black and deep desires.” What does it tell us about his desire to ascend to the throne?
Macbeth is still thinking about ascending to the throne but wishes to hide his true intentions which he knows are evil.
Lady Macbeth instructs Macbeth on how to be deceptive. She uses a metaphor which connotes the idea that Macbeth must look benign, but that he must hide a dangerous evil beneath. What is that quote?
“look like the innocent flower, But be the serpent under’t.”
Macbeth reports that he hears Duncan’s sons say, “God bless us!” but that he cannot respond. According to religious beliefs at the time that Macbeth was written, what should his response be and why is it important that he cannot say it?
Macbeth is meant to say “Amen,” but he cannot because he believes that regicide is a damnable act and that God can never forgive him.
Killing a monarch is known as what?
Regicide
Complete the sentence:
Throughout Shakespeare’s time and beyond, monarchs were seen as being God’s_____- on earth, having a ‘divine right’ to rule.
Deputies
When Macduff discovers Duncan’s murdered body, he cries out: “sacrilegious murder hath broke ope, The Lord’s anointed temple.” How does it link to context about kingship?
This extended metaphor is an allusion to the divine right of kings. This meant that kings were appointed by the will of God. To kill a king was not only murder but also sacrilege.
What topics linked to the play did King James I have a deep interest in, even writing books on the subject?
Witchcraft/Daemonology
