terminology Flashcards
apathetic
Macbeth to his victims at end of play
egotistical
selfish
hubris
extreme arrogance - I bear a charmed life
laudatory
duncan praising Macbeth
malicious
Macbeth’s desire to hurt others
submissive
Macbeth to lady Macbeth
userp
seize and hold a position
inner turmoil
bad state of mind
stichomythia
two characters speak in alternate lines
tragic waste
waste of potential
wordrepeated lots of times
polysyndeton
candle
crenemorphic reference to lady Macbeth
pointlessness
futility of being human
life is meaningless
nihilism
connotations that are derogatory either about the subject matter or to the audience
dysphemism
choice of words to create an atmosphere or impression
diction
character used to contrast another character
foil
events told but not seen on stage
reported action
talking about events in the past
retrospect
pathos
pity evoked by text
bathos
from elevated to ridiculous
stanza of 4 lines
quatrain
illegal
illicit