Macbeths Literary Terms And Rules Flashcards

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When you add syllable

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Accent

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When events in nature reflect the human heart or events

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Pathetic fallacy

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To delete a syllable

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Apostrophe

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A word not in spoken use today.

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Archaic

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A brief remark from a character usually to the audience.

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Aside

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A dramatic device of contrast. (Ex: low comedy next to tragedy.

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Foil

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Imitation of humor

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Parody

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Shakespeare rule where a heinous murder or ghosts occur

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After midnight

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named

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Clept

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To paint; especially to make golden

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GILD

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Mirror

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Glass

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To make bread

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incarnadine

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Mentally or emotionally ill

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Mad

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Children or descendants

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Issue

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Evil

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Malice

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Married woman

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Matron

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Murder of the father

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Parricide

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Scottish for stone especially the stone on which the king is invested in the place that this happens

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Scone

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Sir

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Sirrah

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Of the devil

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Unnatural

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Willingly

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Fain

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Stingy person

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Niggard

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Eurasian crow

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Rook

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Shakespeare’s parody towards a dog

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Out damned spot