macbeth quiz 1 Flashcards
Elizabethan Drama:
the period of Queen Elizabeth’s reign, from 1558-1603
Tragedy
the protagonist eventually die or experiences a catastrophe and down fall through a series of events
Aside:
a convention in drama where character on stage addresses the audience to reveal inner thoughts and feelings, inaudible to other characters on stage(no other characters can hear it)
Soliloquy:
delivered by a character while alone on stage(monologue) revealing their thoughts, emotions and other information the audience needs to know.
Prophecy:
a predicted
Paradox:
a statement that reveals a kind of truth, which at first seems kind of contradictory(foul is fair and fair is foul
Hamartia
a tragic flaw that leads to a character down flaw
Hubris:
having a sense of pride
Divine Right of Rule
God appoints
Internal Conflict:
inside
External Conflict:
outside pressure
Comic Relief:
humor sense of passage inserted in a piece of work
Anadiplosis (Greek for “doubling”):
repeating the last word of a clause at the beginning of a next claws (quiz) fear leads to anger, anger leads to hatred, hatred leads to conflict, conflict leads to suffering
Foil:
putting two characters to highlight the bad flaw of one character
Pathetic Fallacy
when the weather mirrors the plot in the story