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1
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When did Shakespeare live

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1564 - 1616

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2
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What was the acting group called that Shakespeare wrote

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the Lord Chamberlain’s Men

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What period of time did Shakespeare write in

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Renaissance

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What is significant about the Renaissance

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there was an expansion of artistic expression

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5
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What eras were plays popular

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the Elizabethan and Jacobean

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6
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When was Macbeth written

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1606

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7
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What genre is macbeth

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dramatic tragedy

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What is a hamartia

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a tragic flaw that leads to a downfall

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What is Macbeth’s hamartia

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his ambition and lust for power

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what is a catharsis

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evoking feelings of sorrow

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11
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What is the original source of the story of Macbeth

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Holinshed’s Chronicles (1577)

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12
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How does Shakespeare characterize Macbeth

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Cruel and tyrannical - using violence and terror to consolidate his power

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13
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How does Banquo differ from the original to Macbeth

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in the original he is a partner to kill Macbeth
in Macbeth Banquo isn’t a partner and is an honorable man

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14
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which monarch was in reign when Macbeth was written

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King James I

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15
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Did King James I support Shakespeare’s work

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yes

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16
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What was the impact of King James I supporting Shakespeare

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Shakespeare was greatly influenced by the king

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17
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What can evidence that Shakespeare’s work was influenced by the king

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the plot of Macbeth

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18
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What book aligned with Shakespeare’s thoughts of witches in Macbeth

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Daemonologie by King James I

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19
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What is a tragic hero

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A protagonist of noble birth who falls from grace

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What is a Catastrophe

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A disastrous conclusion involving death (murdering Duncan)

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21
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What is a chorus

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A group of actors who observe and comment on the events of the play (the witches)

22
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What is fate

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Everything that is predestined

23
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What is a tragedy

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An event in life which something disastrous happens, causing catharsis

24
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What is hierarchy

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A system in which members of an organization or society are ranked accordingly to relative status or authority

25
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What is regicide

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the action of killing a king

26
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What is a prophecy

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A statement that says what is going to happen in the future especially one that is based on a belief rather than existing facts

27
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What did the aspect of witchcraft do in real life from Macbeth

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it was a warning against witchcrfat, evil and bloodshed.

28
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What is the great chain of being

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an ideological belief that the universe which everything, plant, animal or mineral had a fixed place, according to its important and spiritual nature

29
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connect the great chain of being and regicide

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the great chain of being explains why the sin of regicide and the resulting punishment was perceived as such a serious sin

30
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Relate the great chain of being and macbeth’s actions

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they distorted the natural order of the universe, setting off chaos and bloodshed

31
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what was the gunpowder plot

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it was a failed conspiracy by some Catholics to assassinate the king and parliament on November 5th 1605

32
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What was the Devine right of kings

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it was a belief that God had specifically chosen monarchs to rule the country

33
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what was macbeths punishment of killing duncan and why

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Macbeths punishment was eternal damnation for sinning against god by killing a king

34
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What technique did the witches speak in

A

trochaic tetrameter

35
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What is pathetic fallacy

A

Human feelings being affected by the weather

36
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Who discovers Duncan’s body

A

MacDuff

37
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What is a religious allusion in Macbeth

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There are similarities between Adam and Eve and Lord and Lady Macbeth

38
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How are Adam and Eve similar to Lord and Lady Macbeth

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Lady Macbeth persuades her husband to sin just as Eve persuaded Adam

39
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Who was strong at the start of the play but grew crazy

A

Lady Macbeth

40
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who killed Macbeth

A

Macduff

41
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What was the witches prophecy to macbeth at the end of the play

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that no man from womans birth could kill him

42
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what was the witches prophecy to macbeth at the start of the play

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that he was destined to be kind and that Banquo’s sons will also rule one day

43
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Why could Macduff kill Macbeth

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because he wasn’t born naturally from a woman he was a c-section

44
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what are two most common motifs

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  • blood
  • guilt
45
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what is Macbeth described as at the start of the play

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‘brave’
‘Valour’s minion’

46
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how is Maceth described at the end of the play

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‘tyrant’
‘butcher’

47
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What do you need to inclued in a Macbeth introduction

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  • point
  • context
  • rephrase the question
  • look at both sides of the argument
48
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How should you start a Macbeth essay

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In the Jacobean era, …

49
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What are the main themes of Macbeth

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  • guilt
  • ambition
  • gender roles
  • destiny vs free will
  • loyalty
50
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What is paradox

A

A contradicting statement (Fair is foul and foul is fair)

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