vocab

Question 1

Stichomythia?

Answer 1

dialogue where a single line spoken by one character is answered by another character’s line that plays off the language of the first

Question 2

Deus ex machina?

Answer 2

a god who resolves the entanglements of a play by supernatural intervention

Question 3

Morality play?

Answer 3

a play intented to educate the audience about morals

Question 4

Pathos?

Answer 4

a quality of an action that stimulates the audience to feel pity for a character

Question 5

Ethos?

Answer 5

creating credibility through having prophecies coming to pass

Question 6

Allusion?

Answer 6

a figurative reference to a person, place or event, often of histrorical siginifcance

Question 7

An example of allusion in Macbeth?

Answer 7

“Except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds [o]r memorize another Golgotha, I cannot tell”
Act 1, Scene 2
Captain claims that Macbeth fought so hard it was like he wanted to be martyred

“Approach the chamber and destroy your sight [w]ith a new Gorgon.”
Act 2, Scene 3
Shakespeare uses gorgons to illustrate how horrifying Duncan’s corpse must have been

Question 8

Juxtaposition?

Answer 8

The placement of two abstract places, people, or ideas to highlight the contrast between the two

Question 9

An example of juxtaposition?

Answer 9

“Fair is foul, and foul is fair”
Act 1, Scene 1
Lays the foundation of Macbeth’s downfall along with the witches’ role.
Also introduces the theme of appearance vs. reality