Macbeth Final Vocab

Question 1

Rapt

Answer 1

Deeply engrossed

Question 2

Intemperance

Answer 2

Excessive indulgence of appetite or passion

Question 3

Harbringer

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Judicious

Answer 4

Wise and thoughtful

Question 5

Metaphysical

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Pernicious

Answer 6

Causing harm; hurtful

Question 7

Mettle

Answer 7

Courage and fortitude

Question 8

Rue

Answer 8

Regret

Question 9

Homage

Answer 9

Expression of high regard or respect

Question 10

Lechery

Answer 10

Excessive indulgence in sexual activity; lewdness

Question 11

Woeful

Answer 11

Sad, mournful

Question 12

Breach

Answer 12

Broken condition or area

Question 13

Predecessors

Answer 13

Ancestors; people who came before you

Question 14

Palpable

Answer 14

Plainly seen, obvious

Capable of being touched; tangible

Question 15

Entreat

Answer 15

Beg, plead

Question 16

Literal language

Answer 16

Means exactly what it says.

Grass looks green
Sand feels rough

Question 17

Figurative language

Answer 17

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)

Question 18

10 elements of shakespearean tradegy

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Hamartia

Answer 19

The fatal character flaw of the tragic hero

Question 20

Catharsis

Answer 20

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