Semester Exam Flashcards
What is the central theme of act 1?
Betrayal
To create an effect of natural speech is the reason why Shakespeare chose to write Macbeth in this
Blank Verse
Based on information in Act 1, Macbeth’s character flaw is
A desire for power
For Macbeth’s role in the victory against the king of Norway, Duncan awards him this title
Thane of Cawdor
These characters foreshadow events in Act 1
Witches or weird sisters
It is inferred that King Duncan places a high value on these two things in Act 1
Bravery and Loyalty
Tortured ambivalence best describes whose feeling about the possible assassination of King Duncan
Macbeth’s
His ambition is not of a ruthless nature, whose opinion about Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Throughout Act 1, Macbeth’s plans and actions seems to be motivated most of all by
Lady Macbeth’s encouragement
The words Macbeth says to Duncan “The service and the loyalty I owe” and “In doing it pays itself” are hypocritical because
He is contemplating killing Duncan
In Scene 1, after Banquo leaves and Macbeth begins a soliloquy about the deed he is about to commit, the atmosphere Shakespeare has created is
Suspenseful
The central theme of act 2 is
A murderer must live with his conscience
In Macbeth’s line “I gok it is done; the bell invites me” symbolizes this
Death
In scene 2, Lady Macbeth’s purpose in drugging the chaimberlains is
So they will sleep through the murder
The moonless night helps establish thie for the night of the murder
Atmosphere
What symbol in scene 2 signals that the murder has been accomplished
Owls screech and crickets cry
Macbeth declares he will “Sleep no more” because he believes his conscience
Will not let him sleep
Macbeth is commenting on what when he indicates that the blood on his hands will redden all the seas
His profound guilt
Breaking the grim tone of unfolding events is the purpose of whose speech in act 2
The drunk porter
In the porters speech in scene 4, what symbolizes King Duncan
The falcon
Macbeth’s instruction to the murderers to, “leave no rubs or butches in the work” is ironic because
He botched the murder of King Duncan
In scene 2, what is the connotation of the word scorpions in the line “o full of scorpions is my mind dear wife”
Horror
Act 3 of Macbeth serves mainly to expose this
Macbeth’s mounting troubles
In scene 4, Macbeth says “and to our dear friend Banquo, who we miss …” This is an example of what two types of irony
Dramatic and verbal
The cause of Macbeth’s irrational behavior at the banquet is this
His guilty conscience manifesting as a ghost
When Macbeth says to Lady Macbeth in scene 2 “ we are yet but young indeed” he means that they are
new to the ways for crime
In scene 4 when Macbeth says in response to the exit of Banquo’s ghost , “I am a man again”, he means that he is
Brave again
In scene 4 Lennox’s expressed belief that Macbeth was grieved by Malcolm and Donalbain’s murder of their father is an example of this
Dramatic irony
Though Macbeth believes in their power, he attempts to alter the witches prophecies is an example of this
Situational irony
He is now quick to use treachery to suit his ends describes who at the end of act 3
Macbeth
The major purpose of act 4 is to foreshadow events related to this
Macbeth’s downfall
When the witches say, “something wicked this way comes”, you know that even the witches consider him evil” to whom do they refer
Macbeth
Macbeth initially changes his mind and decided not to have Macduff killed after leaving the witches because of this
The third apparition
The reign of the Tudors began the period of this type of English
Modern English
William Caxton was the first to do this in English
print books
This playwright would have been more famous that Shakespeare had he lived past the age of 30 and not killed in a bar fight over the bill
Christopher Marlowe
Elizabeth 1 began the extension of this to the far corners of the globe
English
The borrowing of English words by many foreign languages occured because of this during the Early Modern English period
Increased exploration and commerce
The introduction of the subject in the first few lines, has fourteen lines , and is written in iambic pentameter are all characteristics of this
English sonnet
The italian sonnet is also called this
Petrarchan sonnet
The one thing that distinguished the sonnets of Shakespeare and Spenser
the rhyme scheme
Of the two sonnet writers we read, which one mastered the sonnet form first
Edmund Spenser
abab, cdcd, efer, gg is whose rhyme scheme
Shakespeare
The last group of liens in a sonnet usually do this
Comment on the subject of the poem
abab, bcbc, cdcd, ee is the rhyme scheme for whom
Spenser
A quatrain is this many lines
4
A couplet is this many lines
2
Sonnets are numbered and not titled because of this
sonnets are written in sequence to tell an overall story
During the Renaissance scholars revived the learning and works of these two ancient cultures
Rome and Greece
This queen of England put an end to religious turmoil in England
Elizabeth 1
This English king wrote a book against Martin Luther, for which the pope granted him the title “Defender of the Faith”, though later he broke with the Catholic Church in order to marry Anne Boleyn
King Henry VII
This queen of England was known as “Bloody Mary: because she had so many non-catholics put to death during her reign
Queen Mary
This poem by Christopher Marlowe is an example of a pastoral poem
“The passionate Shepherd to His Love”
Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare were two great Elizabethan
dramatists or playwrights
Early modern english varies least from earlier forms in this element of language
grammar
Martin Luther’s protest and creation of Lutheranism was the beginning of what is known as this
Protestant Reformation
This Italian-born explorer reached Newfoundland and laid the basis for future English claims to North America
John Cabot
This Scottish King followed Elizabeth I to the throne of England
James 1
“The castle hath a pleasant seat, the air nimbly and sweetly recommends it” is said by
King Duncan
“Screw your courage to the sticking place, and we’ll not fail” is said by
Lady Macbeth
“Lesser than Macbeth and greater” is said by
the witches
“Look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent underneath it” is said by whom to whom
Lady Macbeth to Macbeth
“Stars hid thy fires/ Let not night see my black and deep desire” is said by
Macbeth
“Let not by keen knife see the would it makes” is said by
Lady Macbeth
“Here there’s daggers in men’s smiles” is said by
Malcolm
“Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown and put a barren scepter in my grip” is said by
Macbeth
“Blood will have blood” is said by
Macbeth
Come you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts! Unsex me here “ is said by
Lady Macbeth
Civility
Politeness, respect
Connoisseur
Expert, specialist
Exhilaration
Elation, Excitement
Foible
Imperfection
Germane
Relevant, Applicable
Gregarious
Sociable, Friendly
Obsequious
Servile
Patrimony
Heritage
Precocious
Mature, Talented
Punctilious
Meticulous
Affront
Insult
Effusion
Outflow
Capitulate
Surrender, Give up
Guffaw
Roar with laughter
Incarcerate
Imprison
Indulgent
Easygoing, Lenient
Magnanimous
Generous, Charitable
Munificent
Very Generous, Philanthropic
Propitious
Favorable, Advantageous
Querulous
Irritable, Petty
When Lady Macduff and her children are murdered, it emphasizes how ruthless who has become
Macbeth
Questioning and courageous is how Shakespeare portrays whose son in act 4
Macduff’s son
Macduff’s noble despair for his country finally convinces who of his loyalty
Macduff
“It weeps it bleeds and each new day a gash is added to her wounds” are lines spoken by Malcolm and his feelings for
Scotland
What important plot development occurs as a direct result of Macduff’s leaving his castle and freeing Scotland
The murder of Macduff’s family
Malcolm’s primary role in act 4 is to motivate who to return to Scotland
Macduff
The end of act 4 foreshadows an important conflict between these two characters
Macbeth and Macduff
A guilty conscience is not easily mended is the main message from what event in act 5 scene 1
Lady Macbeth sleepwalking
In scene 1, what helps create the eerie atmosphere
The taper or candle Lady Macbeth carries
When Lady Macbeth says “all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand” she means
no amount of virtue will undo her guilt
We know that Macbeth has grown brutal when we observe his behavior to this character in scene 3
Servant
When Macbeth reveals in scene 5 that he has grown impervious to fear and horror, he is underscoring the plays theme of this
The destructiveness of blind ambiton
When Macbeth learns that Birnam Woods is moving toward the castle, he realizes
He has been tricked by the prophecies
In act 5, Macbeth reverts to his former self when he does this,
He fights with courage and skill
Macbeth says that life signifies
nothing
We realize Macbeth is a victim of his tragic flaw when he displays this at the end of the play
Courage and skill in fighting
In act 5, when Macduff kills Macbeth this represents the what of the plot
resolution