Macbeth Terminology ⭐✅ Flashcards
What scene does Macbeth 1st meet the witches?
Act 1 Scene 3
What scene does Macbeth Kill King Duncan?
Act 2 Scene 1
What scene does Banquo die?
Act 3 Scene 3
What scene does the Banquet take place?
Act 3 Scene 4
What scene does Macbeth meet the Witches for a second time?
Act 4 Scene 1
What scene does Lady Macbeth die?
Act 5 Scene 1
What scene does Macbeth die?
Act 5 Scene 9
What scene does Macduff recieve the new of his family’s death?
Act 4 Scene 3
What does Chiasmus mean?
When somerthing is said in reverse
What does Paradox mean?
When something doesnt make any sense
What is Macbeths Hamartia?
Ambition
What type of character is Macbeth?
Tragic hero
What is a foil?
A character that contrasts to the protagonist
Whos is the foil to Macbeth?
Macduff
What is a Hamartia?
A fatal flaw - a character trait possesed by a person that ultimately leads to their downfall/ death
What is pepertia?
The actual process of the Heros downfall/ leading to Hamartia
What is Anagnorisis?
principal character recognizes or discovers another character’s true identity or the true nature of their own circumstances
What are Macbeth’s Anagnorisis’
- Witnessing Burnam wood move - confirming the witches prohecies meaning he will die an he realises this, hence hi Anagnorisis
- Realising that Macduff was not woman born - ceserian, so he can harm Macbeth
What is Catharsis?
How the story impacts/ affects the audience and the emotions it would catalyse
Who came up with the concept of a tragic hero?
Aristotle, a greek philosopher
What is the divine right of kings?
The idea that Kings are Gods chosen leader on Earth
What is Kingship?
The sacred role of being King; showing benevolence, order and faith
When should you use semi colons?
To connect 2 similar sentences that are similar or of the same point
What is hyperbolic language?
exaggerated speech
What is ambiguous language?
speech open to more than one interpretation
What is euphamistic language?
Implying something without directly saying it
What is a soliloquy?
When a character speaks aloud but only to themselves
What is a Machiavellian Villan?
A villan/ person who knows how to manipulate someone else using their emotions
What is a didactic play?
A play intended to teach the audience of certain motif
What year did the Gunpowder plot take place?
1605
What year was Macbeth written?
1606
What is hubris?
Excessive pride/ self confidence
What is a quote from the bible that insiunates the Great chain of being is a christian beleif/ is important?
‘there is a chain of being here’
What is a synecdote?
A technique used when a small part is used to represent a whole
