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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as.
i.e.) “Whole as a marble, founded as a rock”
(3.4.24).
- Macbeth

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them.
i.e.) “O full of scorpions is my mind dear wife” (3.2.41).
- Macbeth

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What is an allusion?

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An implied or indirect reference especially in literature.
i.e.) “My genius is rebuked, as it is said Mark Antony’s was by Caesar” (3.1.61-62).
- Macbeth
Explanation: Mark Antony, Banquo, was more liked than Caesar, Macbeth, but Octavius Caesar is the hier.

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What is a hyperbole?

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Extravagant exaggeration.
i.e.) “Will great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?” (2.2.78-79).
- Macbeth
Explanation: Will the great big ocean wash the tiny amount of blood off of his hands.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables.
i.e.) “Double, double toil and trouble” (4.1.10).
- Witches

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What is an apostrophe?

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The addressing of a usually absent person or a usually personified thing rhetorically.
i.e.) “Scarf up the tender eye” (3.2.53).
- Macbeth

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What is irony?

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When the actual meaning is completely different from the literal meaning.
i.e.) “The castle hath a pleasant seat” (1.6.1).
- Duncan
Explanation: The castle was not very pleasant especially after the plan to kill Duncan.

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What is an understatement?

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A statement that represents something as smaller or less intense, or less important than it really is.
i.e.) “Twas a rough night” (2.3.70).
- Macbeth

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What is an onomatopoeia?

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The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it.
i.e.) “The raven himself is hoarse that croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan under my battlements” (1.5.45-47).
- Lady Macbeth
Explanation: Croaks is a word being imitated by the sound.

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What is symbolism?

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An object, a person, a situation, or an action that has a literal meaning in a story but suggests or represents other meanings.
i.e.) [DARK] “The instruments of darkness tells us truths” (1.3.136).
- Banquo

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What is theme?

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The main subject that is being discussed or described in a piece of writing, a movie, etc.
i.e.) Guilt, Fate and Free Will, Masculinity, Appearance vs. Reality, etc.

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What are static characters?

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Any character who does not change by the end of the story.
i.e.)

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What are dynamic characters?

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Any character who does change by the end of the story.
i.e.)

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What is a paradox?

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A statement that contradicts itself and still seems true somehow.
i.e.) “When the hurly-burly’s done, when the battles lost and won” (1.1.3-4).
- Witches

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What is a motif?

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A symbolic image or idea that appears frequently in a story.
i.e.) Manhood, Blood, Supernatural, etc.

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Who is Macbeth?

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  • A general in the Scottish Army; fierce warrior.
  • Thane of Glamis, then Thane of Cawdor, then King
  • Starts off the play as a very kind, simple man and ends it with greed and violence.
  • Macbeth is a big symbol of greed/guilt
  • Stabbed by Macduff
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Who is Lady Macbeth?

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  • Macbeth’s wife
  • Convinces Macbeth to kill Duncan so they could be King and Queen
  • We meet her as manipulative, questioning Macbeth’s manliness and love for her
  • Death by suicide
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Who is Banquo?

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  • General and co-leader with Macbeth of the Scottish Army
  • Told that his children will be kings; this poses as a threat to Macbeth
  • Killed by murderers that were sent by Macbeth
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Who is Duncan?

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  • King of Scotland
  • Admires the work of Macbeth/friend
  • Killed by Macbeth but it was blamed by the servants
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Who is Ross?

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  • Scottish noble; Macduff’s cousin
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Who is Malcolm?

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  • Oldest son of King Duncan
  • Flees to England because he thinks that the murderer is one of them
  • ‘Framed’ for murdering Duncan
  • Becomes king after Macbeth dies
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Who is Donalbain?

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  • Younger son of King Duncan
  • Flees to Ireland for the same reason as Macolm
  • Also ‘framed’ for his father’s murder
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Who is Fleance?

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  • Banquo’s son
  • Escapes the the murderers
  • Is the ‘threat’ to Macbeth staying king
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Who is Macduff?

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  • Thane of Fife (main antagonist)
  • Family gets killed by murderers sent by Macbeth
  • Kills Macbeth
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Who is Lennox?

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  • One of the Scottish nobleman
  • Suspects that Macbeth was involved in Duncan’s murder
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Who are the Weird Sisters?

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-Three witches
- First, give prophecies to both Macbeth and Banquo
- Second, tricks Macbeth to think that he is safe and ‘all-powerful’

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Who is Siward?

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  • Earl of Northumberland; General of English forces (apparently Malcolm’s uncle?)
  • Helps Malcolm retrieve the throne
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Who is Hecate?

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  • A spirit; ruler of all witches
  • Doesn’t like to be excluded from their encounters with Macbeth
29
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Examples of the motif: Three

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Three witches
Three prophecies (Banquo and Macbeth’s)
Three titles (Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, King)

30
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Example of the motif: Deception

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The Macbeth’s are prepared to lie to seize power
(Act 1?)

31
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Examples of the motif: Blood

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SYMBOLIZES GUILT
Murder of Duncan/Bloody floating daggar
(Ghost) Banquo

32
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Examples of the motif: Supernatural

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Prophecies
Apparations
Witches
Ghost
Floating Daggar

33
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At what point does Macbeth shift from confident to defeated?
What is the reason for this shift?

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I think he shifts from confident to defeated at the very end where Macduff tells him that he is not ‘woman born’ ; ‘c-section.’

34
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What commentary is this play making in toxic masculinity?

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35
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Think about Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s transformations throughout this play. How do they act and feel before the murder of Duncan?
Immediately after?
Later in the play?

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  1. Before the death, Lady Macbeth is shown as persuasive and manipulative while Macbeth is ambitious and filled with the guilt of even thinking about killing his dear friend, Duncan.
  2. Macbeth is instantly swarmed with a terrible sense of guilt. Lady Macbeth stays stern and confident while trying to calm her husbands nervousness.
  3. Macbeth stays a little guilty by the end, but ultimately becomes VERY greedy and goes on killing rampages. Lady Macbeth becomes very guilty; we see this in her sleepwalking.
36
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What kinds of things does Malcolm say about himself, (while talking to Macduff later in the play)?
How does Macduff react?

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He says that he is avaricious (very greedy), a womanizer, and lustful. Macduff becomes a bit angry with the “confession.”

37
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What does Lady Macbeth discuss in her half-crazed monologue in Act V?
What are the causes and effects?

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She specifically admits to all the murder’s (awk) / threw Macbeth under the bus. The cause of her sleepwalking most likely comes from a disorder(psychological) and possibly comes from the guilt of knowing about all the murders.

38
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What happened in the war that placed Macbeth in this position in the first place?

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Macbeth killed the infamous Macdonwald which caught the Kings attention; The Thane of Cawdor betrayed the King and was sent to be executed.

39
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How do various characters view Macbeth?
And Lady Macbeth?

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In the beginning of the story, people viewed Macbeth as a kind, sympathetic man, but by the end of the story, they think of him as a murderous monster.
Lady Macbeth tends to scare the other characters in the beginning of the play, but by the ends Macbeth becomes far less concerned which starts to drive her mad.

40
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What is Macbeth’s downfall/tragic flaw?

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His downfall was caused by the Witches with their temptations and deception. His tragic flaw can vary from ambition, to guilt, to greed.

41
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What is the plot of the story?

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  1. The prophecies
  2. Duncan’s death
  3. Banquo’s death
  4. Macduff family death
  5. Big fight
  6. Macbeth’s death
42
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Who wrote Macbeth?

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William Shakespeare

43
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When was Macbeth written?

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1606

44
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What were the Holinshed Chronicles?

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Books about the history of Britain(also Ireland and Scotland)

45
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When were the Holinshed Chronicles published?

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1577

46
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How does the Holinshed Chronicles relate to Macbeth?

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Macbeth is believed to be based on an account of Scottish history, about a Scottish king named Macbeth, who reigned in the 11th century, BUT Shakespeare glamorized the account, just like Hollywood does today.

47
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What is the role of the porter/the porter scene?

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The point of the porter/scene was to provide comidic relief. Since the King, in real life, was watching King Duncan ‘die’, the porter was placed to relive some tension after the death.

48
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Who is Nostradamus?

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A French apothecary, famous for writing four line poems (quatrains) that seemingly predicated many historical events. [1503-1566]

49
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Why is it important to be able to see the world the way that people of that time did?

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To better understand the motivations of the character - and the author.

50
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When did Queen Elizabeth I reign from?
[1533-1603]

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1558 - 1603

51
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What does Queen Elizabeth I have to do Shakespeare?

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She loved the theater; she was a great patron of Shakespeare.

52
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Who did Queen Elizabeth I pass the throne to?

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James Stuart (James VI of Scotland), her cousin.

53
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When did King James I reign from?
[1566 - 1625]`

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1603 - 1625

54
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Did Shakespeare use Macbeth as an opportunity to impress the King?

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Yes

55
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What did King James I write a book on?

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The practice of Witchcraft

56
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What was the book called, and when was it written?

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Daemonologie in 1597

57
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What were the women like that were accused of Witchcraft?

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Old, poor, and without protection of a male; also seen as “wise women” or women that had the knowledge of using herbs to cure people.

58
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What were these women accused of bearing the responsibility for?

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Droughts, shipwrecks, and the plague.

59
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What were Witches thought to believe in religion?

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Cahoot’s with the devil and would send demons or spirits (typically in animal form) called FAMILIARS.

60
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How did many of the Witches die?

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Women were burned at the stake or hanged.

61
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What is the Great Chain of Being?

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A hierarchical way of viewing the world, where everyone had their place, with God on top, followed by earthly beings, in order of “importance.”

62
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The Great Chain of Being laid out:

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God, Angels, King, Nobles, Gentlemen, Peasants, Animals

63
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What is the Doctrine Right of Kings?

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It is a doctrine that held that a King/Queen was appointed by God; therefore, it was a grave sin to usurp a King.

64
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What was the Gun Powder Plot in 1605?

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A plot to assassinate King James I, led by a group of Catholics.

65
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When and Where was Macbeth set in?

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11th Century Scotland

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