Macbeth Terminology ⭐✅ Flashcards

1
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What scene does Macbeth 1st meet the witches?

A

Act 1 Scene 3

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2
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What scene does Macbeth Kill King Duncan?

A

Act 2 Scene 1

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3
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What scene does Banquo die?

A

Act 3 Scene 3

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4
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What scene does the Banquet take place?

A

Act 3 Scene 4

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5
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What scene does Macbeth meet the Witches for a second time?

A

Act 4 Scene 1

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6
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What scene does Lady Macbeth die?

A

Act 5 Scene 1

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7
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What scene does Macbeth die?

A

Act 5 Scene 9

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8
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What scene does Macduff recieve the new of his family’s death?

A

Act 4 Scene 3

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9
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What does Chiasmus mean?

A

When somerthing is said in reverse

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10
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What does Paradox mean?

A

When something doesnt make any sense

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11
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What is Macbeths Hamartia?

A

Ambition

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12
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What type of character is Macbeth?

A

Tragic hero

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13
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What is a foil?

A

A character that contrasts to the protagonist

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14
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Whos is the foil to Macbeth?

A

Macduff

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15
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What is a Hamartia?

A

A fatal flaw - a character trait possesed by a person that ultimately leads to their downfall/ death

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16
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What is pepertia?

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The actual process of the Heros downfall/ leading to Hamartia

17
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What is Anagnorisis?

A

principal character recognizes or discovers another character’s true identity or the true nature of their own circumstances

18
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What are Macbeth’s Anagnorisis’

A
  1. Witnessing Burnam wood move - confirming the witches prohecies meaning he will die an he realises this, hence hi Anagnorisis
  2. Realising that Macduff was not woman born - ceserian, so he can harm Macbeth
19
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What is Catharsis?

A

How the story impacts/ affects the audience and the emotions it would catalyse

20
Q

Who came up with the concept of a tragic hero?

A

Aristotle, a greek philosopher

21
Q

What is the divine right of kings?

A

The idea that Kings are Gods chosen leader on Earth

22
Q

What is Kingship?

A

The sacred role of being King; showing benevolence, order and faith

23
Q

When should you use semi colons?

A

To connect 2 similar sentences that are similar or of the same point

24
Q

What is hyperbolic language?

A

exaggerated speech

25
Q

What is ambiguous language?

A

speech open to more than one interpretation

26
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What is euphamistic language?

A

Implying something without directly saying it

27
Q

What is a soliloquy?

A

When a character speaks aloud but only to themselves

28
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What is a Machiavellian Villan?

A

A villan/ person who knows how to manipulate someone else using their emotions

29
Q

What is a didactic play?

A

A play intended to teach the audience of certain motif

30
Q

What year did the Gunpowder plot take place?

A

1605

31
Q

What year was Macbeth written?

A

1606

32
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What is hubris?

A

Excessive pride/ self confidence

33
Q

What is a quote from the bible that insiunates the Great chain of being is a christian beleif/ is important?

A

‘there is a chain of being here’

34
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What is a synecdote?

A

A technique used when a small part is used to represent a whole