macbeth glossary

Question 1

soliloquy

Answer 1

when a character is speaking to the audience

Question 2

supernatural

Answer 2

to go beyond the natural

Question 3

bravery

Answer 3

having courageous behaviours or characteristics

Question 4

usurp

Answer 4

to seize power or position wrongfully or by force

Question 5

aside

Answer 5

when a character voices their thoughts aloud to themselves

Question 6

superstitious

Answer 6

having beliefs in the supernatural

Question 7

valiant

Answer 7

acting with or showing courage, bravery and determination

Question 8

heinous

Answer 8

very wicked

Question 9

irony/ironic

Answer 9

to portray a meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite

Question 10

protagonist

Answer 10

main character in the story

Question 11

loyalty

Answer 11

a sense of duty, or a feeling of support to something or someone

Question 12

manipulative

Answer 12

to be controlling to avoid responsibility to caused out and confusion

Question 13

atmosphere

Answer 13

a feeling created by the surroundings

Question 14

hero

Answer 14

A person who has done something brave and used courage, and now is admired

Question 15

traitor

Answer 15

a person who has betrayed someone’s trust, they aren’t loyal

Question 16

superstition

Answer 16

any belief in the supernatural or fear of that, which is unknown

Question 17

tragedy

Answer 17

an event or situation involving death or suffering

Question 18

prophecy

Answer 18

a prediction which might happen in the future