Macbeth Flashcards

1
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How to spell the writers name

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Shakespeare

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2
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Vaulting

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Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself and falls on the other

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3
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Uns

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Unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty

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4
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Are you

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Are you a man ( lady m to Macbeth)

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5
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Look like

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Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under’t ( lady macbeth to Macbeth )

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6
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A little

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A little water clears us of this deed

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7
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All the

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All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand

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8
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I fear

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I fear thou play’dst most foully for’t ( banquo about macbeth )

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9
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To be

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To be thus is nothing, but to be safely thus

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I am in

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I am in blood stepp’d in so far that, should I wade no more returning were as tedious as go o’er

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11
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Turn

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Turn hell hound turn ( macduff says this to macbeth )

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12
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We will

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We will proceed no further in this business

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13
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But screw

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But screw your courage to the sticking place

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14
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Things bad

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Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill

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15
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When was macbeth written and by who, also who was the king

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In the 16 century by Shakespeare, when James 1 was king

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16
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About James 1 , everything

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Believed in divine right of kings, published a book on witchcraft ( so most believed in it ). Gunpowder plot tried to kill him , reflected by Duncan’s murder

17
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What is Macbeth’s hamartia

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Macbeth’s unbridled ambition is his hamartia transforming him from a valiant hero to a tyrannical ruler.

18
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What is predestination and who believed in it

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The idea that your fate was already decided by God, most people in the Jacobean times believed in this

19
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How does Shakespeare use Macbeths hamartia as an example to the Jacobean audience

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Shakespeare uses Macbeth’s downfall to warn against ambition that ignores morality, reflecting Jacobean fears of rebellion — especially after the Gunpowder Plot (1605).

20
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Guilt and conscience context

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The guilt that Macbeth and his wife feel reflect Jacobean beliefs that sin could lead to spiritual and mental torment, especially after committing regicide.

21
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King James 1 book

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Daemonologie

22
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How to start the essay

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INTRODUCTION. 1 or 2 sentences, for example In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, ambition is presented as a powerful but dangerous force that drives characters to destruction. Macbeth’s ambition transforms him from a noble warrior into a ruthless tyrant, showing how unchecked desire for power leads to downfall

23
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How to end the essay

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CONCLUSION. DIRECT ANSWER TO THE QUESTION !!!

24
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When using quotes

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Be specific, the start, middle end, WHEN!!!. Explain the effect and why it causes that effect.

25
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How much time for each question

26
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How to plan the essay

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Intro
Write what the 3-4 main paragraphs will be about
Like Macbeths ambition at the start
In the middle after Duncan’s murder
What happened due to his ambition ( his hamartia )

27
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Fair

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Fair is foul and foul is fair, at the start

28
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something

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something wicked this way comes