Macbeth - Key vocabulary Flashcards
1
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Tragedy
A
A play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending
2
Q
Soliloquy
A
When a character speaks their thoughts aloud to the audience
3
Q
Hamartia
A
A characters fatal flaw
4
Q
Hubris
A
Excessive pride or self - confidence
5
Q
Tragic hero
A
A character that falls due to their fatal flaw
6
Q
Foreshadowing
A
Hinting that something will happen
7
Q
Tyrant
A
A cruel oppressive ruler
8
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Dramatic irony
A
Where the audience knows something that the characters don’t
9
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Regicide
A
The act of killing a king
10
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Vaulting ambition
A
overpowering ambition that makes bad outcomes.
