macbeth background Flashcards
5 characteristics of a tragedy
hero-noble birth, noble character
character flaw-too rash, ambition, hubris (pride)
fate- the hero has no control over it.
deaths-
deaths serve purpose-macbeth’s restores order to Scotland
what is hubris
pride
what is pathos
when you feel bad for hero b/c of turn of events
what is the fate in macbeth
witches
5 parts of a play
act 1: exposition act 2: rising action act 3: technical climax act 4: falling action act 5: resolution/ denouement/ dramatic climax
what is a common element of comic relief
pathetic fallacy
when the weather sympathizes
pathetic fallacy
Shakespeare’s favorite actor
Richard Burbage
countries at fight in Macbet
Scotland v.s. Norway
who is the king of scotland
Duncan
who are duncan’s sons
Malcolm and Donalbain
who are king duncan’s thanes or noblemen of scotland
Macbeth and Banquo, macduff, ross, lenox, Caithness
son to Banquo
Fleance
character that shows contrast
foil
who is macduff’s foil
Banquo
Queen of witches - 3 witches
Hecate
theme of Mabeth
Appearance v.s. reality
motif of macbeth
clothing imagery, blood/ water, light/dark, birds, disease, animals
speech that an actor gives his thoughts, reflecctive
soliloquy
world’s most famous soliloquy
to be or not to be- hamlet
character says something that only audience hears
aside
stage is full and actor is delivering speech for everyone to hear
monologue
macbeth will end up having too much ____
ambition
fate for romeo and juliet
friar wrote letter to romeo but the messenger was stopped so message did not get to Romeo
fate for macbeth
witches make macbeth over confident
purpose of death in R and J
end family feud
who is macduff married to
lady macduff
lady macbeth is very ____
feministic
who is the oldest of king duncan’s sons
Malcolm
major thanes of king duncan
banquo and macduff and macbeth
minor thanes of king duncan
ross , lenox, caithness
how many witches are there
3
why did the english theatre close down
black plague
oliver cromwell’s commonwealth shut down plays bc of puritan influence
what does shakespeare not include on his scripts
stage directions
