Macbeth Flashcards
What is iambic pentameter?
where the same amount of syllables are used on each line
what is trochaic tetrameter?
where lines are shorter than other characters
who is prose used by in Macbeth?
lower class characters
what is prose
where the writing is like a book
what is antithesis
two opposites
How is Macbeth described at the start of act 1 scene 2?
“Brave” and “noble”
Which quote in act 1 scene 3 shows Macbeth already showing signs of duality and a draw to murder
“Cannot be ill, cannot be good”
Which act does Macbeth start to use the witches language “so fair and foul a day I’ve not seen”
Act 1 scene 3
In act 1 scene 5 lady macbeth claims Macbeth is too full of what
“The milk of human kindness”
In act 1 scene 5, lady Macbeth speaks of what kind of bird which has connotations to eating dead bodies
Raven
Which quote in act 1 scene 5 shows lady Macbeth wanting to destroy her femininity
“Unsex me here”
How does Macbeth describe his wife in act 1 scene 5
“My dear partner of greatness”, “my dearest love”
Which quote by lady Macbeth had connotations to the medal those who helped in the gun powder plot received
“Look like th’inocent flower but be the serpent under’t
In macbeths soliloquy in act 1 scene 7, he claims he has no ___
Spur
What is hubris
Fatal flaw
What is harmatia
Excessive pride
In which quote does Macbeth highlight his fatal flaw in act 1 scene 7
“I have bought golden opinions from all sorts of people”
What does L Macbeth say in act 1 scene 7 to manipulate macbeths hubris
“Was the hope drunk”,”hath it slept since”
Macbeth and lady Macbeth exchange a conversation in act 1 scene 7 where Macbeth doubts their plan but lady Macbeth downplays the fear. What do they say
M “if we should fail?” LM “we fail?”
Which quote in act 1 scene 7 does Macbeth confirm his intention to kill the king
“I am settled”
In act 2 scene 1 Macbeth ironically describes himself as what to Banquo
“A friend”
Macbeth lies to banquo in act 2 scene 1 after banquo states he dreamed of the 3 weird sisters. What does Macbeth say
“I think not of them”
Which former Roman king is Macbeth connected to in act 2 scene 1
Tarquin
What does macbeth hallucinate in act 2 scene 1 and what does he say
“Is this a DAGGER I see before me?” “ a dagger of the mind”