Shakespeare 3B Flashcards
During the renaissance what was the type of human love that was the highest and most spiritual
Friendship
Shakespeare made a decent living from his plays true or false
True
How many plays did he preserved
37
The two long narrative poems Shakespeare wrote
Venus an Adonis
The rape of lucrece
During Shakespeare’s life time
He had a great reputation and he was well of being materially successful
His great historical plays were written
In his first half of his career
The sonnets cover the subjects of
Death , idealism, and eternity
Themes of the sonnets
Immortality of verse
Duration of genuine love
Frequent spiritual gain from physical decline
3 quatrians and 1 couplet
Shakespearean
In sonnet 18 “shall I compare thee” Shakespeare discusses the superiority of his love to the loveliness of
Nature
In sonnet 16 “Let me not to the marriage “
What does it talk about the virtue of
What is the metaphor for unshakeable love ?
constancy
The start
Because of Macbeths treason he forfeits
His love , sleep, and honor
The play “Macbeth “ is called a
Morality play
Macbeths resembles what type of effective medieval drama
Teaching morals
The impact of this play is based on it’s
Artistry , and it’s biblical values
Famous lines from act 1
“Fair is foul , foul is fair “
“The milk inhuman kindness “
“Screw your courage to the sticking place “
At the beginning , the witches foreshadow ?
The struggle between good and evil in the human soul
Why does Shakespeare use witches instead of devils
Because witches are more realistic
Devils were considered comedy
The witches statement “fair is foul, foul is fair “ introduces what theme
“Things don’t seem like what they appear “
Macbeth has a hardened sinner , considers his gain to be worth the price has has paid “ true or false
False
What did the raven and blood Symbolize ?
The raven and blood were images of evil , associated with Duncan’s murder
The one request that lady Macbeth makes of the spirits that are not granted
To make her unable to feel remorse
The witches three prophecies
1) Thane of Glamis
2) Thane of Cawdor
3) king
What happens when Duncan comes to the castle . It foreshadows what?
Macbeths commit the crime
- order will be restored at the end of the play
- evil is unmasked
- good will be shown in triumphed
Two famous lines from act 2
“Is this a dagger I see “
“There’s daggers in men’s smiles”
Why does Macbeth call the dagger a fatal vision
Because it prompts him to murder Duncan. It will become fatal to Macbeths physical and spiritual being
Why couldn’t lady Macbeth kill Duncan
Because she said he looked like her sleeping father
The primary function of the porter in the beginning of scene 3 is
For comic
The function of the old man is
To fulfill the role of the Greek chores giving the facts and expressing public opinion
Up to act three Banquo serves as a
Foil
Act 3 contains the ______
Turning point of the play
Macbeth can’t turn back because
The crime was committed
Banquos regal nature
Brave attitude
Macbeth fears banquo because
He has sold his soul to give the throne to his heirs
Why is it ironic that Macbeth invited banquo to the Banquet as an honor
Because he intends to kill him
The appearance of banquos ghost is an example of
Situational irony
Macbeths visit to the witches cave reflects his belief
That he is not able to retreat from his course of evil
According to Hicate, over confidence is
The primarily enemy of mortals
As the symbol of treachery Macbeths mind is full of
Scorpions
What does Linux provide to the play
An objective on the actions of the play
Also his dialogue gives explanations and locations
Macbeths sees banquos ghost
3 times
The witches brew establishes an atmosphere of ?
Horror
Because it prepares us for the slaughter of macduffs family
Macbeths actions in act 4 disrupt
Nature , society , and family
Macduff is prevented from getting complete revenge because
Macbeth doesn’t have children
The three prophesies Macbeth receives
1) beware mcduff
2) none of women born shall harm him
3) he shall never be vanquished until birnan wood comes to dunsinane
The three apparitions Macbeths sees at the caves
1) an armed head
2) a bloody child
3) a crowned child
What does the mirror represent in the parade of Banquos heirs
His kids will be king
Macduff was not warned about the safely of his family before he went to find Malcolm true or false
True
Lady Macbeth ___,____,____ while she sleeps
Walks , talks and writes
What does lady Macbeth always have with her in act 4
Lighted candle
Macbeth asked the doctor to
Cure his wife and Scotland
He was considered to be one of the people who wrote Shakespeare plays
Christopher marlow
In Macbeths “tomorrow “ speech , Macbeth describes life as a
Candle , a shadow , and a actor
Blood is a symbol of
Murder and guilt
Macbeth faces his death with
Courage because he knows he’s going to die
With what is lady Macbeth most preoccupied when she sleeps walks
The murder of Duncan
What does blood symbolize in Macbeth
Death
What “now hangs loose about ,Macbeths , like a giant robe /upon a dwarfish thief”
His title
What news prompt Macbeths famous “tomorrow “ speech
Lady Macbeths death
