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Macbeth Quiz

TermDefinition
Hamartia Error of judgment / tragic flaw: The flaw that causes the hero's downfall.
Hubris A common form of hamartia: excessive pride or disrespect for the natural order.
Peripeteia A reversal of fortune.
Anagnorisis The moment when the hero makes a critical discovery.
Nemesis A fate that cannot be avoided, usually as retribution for hubris (excessive pride).
Catharsis The feeling of pity or fear the audience experiences after the hero's fall.
Wyrd Fate or personal destiny (the witches were "wyrd" and they told Macbeth his future/fate)
Location of Macbeth Set in 11th century Scotland: Concerns an ambitious Scottish general who takes over the crown through assassination.
Macbeth Main character: Thane of Cawdor and Thane of Glamis. Ambitious, brave solider and powerful man.
Banquo Macbeth's greatest ally and friend. He won't be King but his descendants will be. Kind, loyal, trustworthy
Duncan King of Scotland: loyal and righteous
Lady Macbeth Macbeth's wife: evil, cruel, harsh, strong, RUTHLESS, AMBITIOUS
Witches Prophecies Macbeth becomes Thane of Cawdor, becomes King (Duncan's crown), and Banquo won't be king but his descendants will be.
Motifs A repeated pattern, image, word, or symbol that comes back again and again within a particular story. Examples: Use of darkness - Fair is foul and foul is fair - When Duncan is mentioned so is a bird (Lady M says raven)
Theme Examples: Deception - look like the flower but be the serpent under it Supernatural forces - The witches and their profecies Fate - Should Macbeth let fate let him become King, or does he need to take action to make his Kingship come true.
Major soliloquies: a poem or discourse of a character in a drama that has the form of a monologue or gives the illusion of being a series of unspoken reflections. Inner thoughts
Aside Macbeth thinking about murdering king Duncan Lady Macbeth receiving the letter from Macbeth and coming up with the plan to kill Duncan.
Dramatic Irony CREATES SUSPENSE when the audience knows a truth that one or more of the characters do not yet know or understand.
Verbal Irony
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