Macbeth Final Vocab Flashcards

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Rapt

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Deeply engrossed

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Intemperance

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Excessive indulgence of appetite or passion

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Harbringer

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A person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another, herald

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Judicious

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Wise and thoughtful

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Metaphysical

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Concerned with abstract thoughts or subjects, as existence or truth.

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Pernicious

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Causing harm; hurtful

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Mettle

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Courage and fortitude

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Rue

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Regret

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Homage

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Expression of high regard or respect

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Lechery

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Excessive indulgence in sexual activity; lewdness

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Woeful

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Sad, mournful

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Breach

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Broken condition or area

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Predecessors

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Ancestors; people who came before you

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Palpable

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Plainly seen, obvious

Capable of being touched; tangible

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Entreat

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Beg, plead

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Literal language

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Means exactly what it says.

Grass looks green
Sand feels rough

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Figurative language

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Uses similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and personification to describe something often through comparison with something different.

The grass looks like spiky green hair. (Simile)
Sand is solid water. (Metaphor)

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10 elements of shakespearean tradegy

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Tragic hero
Struggle between good and evil
Hamartia
Tragic waste
External conflict
Internal conflict
Catharsis
Supernatural elements
Lack of poetic justice
Comic relief
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Hamartia

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The fatal character flaw of the tragic hero

20
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Catharsis

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The release of the audience’s emotions through empathy with the characters