Macbeth Flashcards

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what is hamartia

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a characters fatal flaw

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2
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what is soliloquy

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when a character speaks their thoughts out loud to and audience

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what is hubris

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excessive pride or self confidence

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whats is vaulting ambition

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excessive or overreaching ambition that leads to destructive outcomes

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what is the supernatural

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an underlying threat within the play, associated with evil

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6
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what links to supernatural in macbeth

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the witches

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7
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who suffers from the guilt of their actions

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Macbeth and Lady Macbeth

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