terminology Flashcards
1
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apathetic
A
Macbeth to his victims at end of play
2
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egotistical
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selfish
3
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hubris
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extreme arrogance - I bear a charmed life
4
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laudatory
A
duncan praising Macbeth
5
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malicious
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Macbeth’s desire to hurt others
6
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submissive
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Macbeth to lady Macbeth
7
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userp
A
seize and hold a position
8
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inner turmoil
A
bad state of mind
9
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stichomythia
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two characters speak in alternate lines
10
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tragic waste
A
waste of potential
11
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wordrepeated lots of times
A
polysyndeton
12
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candle
A
crenemorphic reference to lady Macbeth
13
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pointlessness
A
futility of being human
14
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life is meaningless
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nihilism
15
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connotations that are derogatory either about the subject matter or to the audience
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dysphemism
