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1
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What are some themes from Macbeth?

A

Kingship
Ambition
Guilt
Fate
Violence
Gender

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How is Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s relationship unusual at the time of the writing of the play?

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Lady Macbeth is ruthless and would not think twice to kill Duncan whereas Macbeth is more hesitant, the roles of gender have been reversed

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3
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What is hamartia?

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The tragic flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero

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4
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What is a tragic hero?

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The central character of a play who experiences a tragic downfall

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5
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What is a tragic waste?

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When good is destroyed along with bad

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6
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What did Duncan crown Macbeth as?

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Thane of Cawdor

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7
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Who found Duncan’s dead body?

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Macduff

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8
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What did Macbeth become king of after murdering Duncan?

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King of Scotland

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9
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Why did Lady Macbeth commit suicide?

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She was driven to madness over the guilt of her actions

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10
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What is a foil?

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2 characters who have contrasting traits which make their good/bad traits seem amplified

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11
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What is dramatic irony?

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When the reader knows something that the characters don’t

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12
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What is foreshadowing

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When the reader is given a hint on what may happen in the future

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13
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What is a hyperbole

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When something is exaggerated to emphasise a point

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14
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What is a motif?

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An idea that is repeated multiple times over a play

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15
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What is a soliloquy?

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A speech spoken out loud but only heard by the character speaking and the audience

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16
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What is allusion?

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A figure of speech that makes a reference to something like an event, story, art, etc.

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17
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Which 3 characters are King of Scotland in the play?

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Duncan
Macbeth
Malcolm

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18
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Who does Lady Macbeth blame for the death of Duncan?

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Duncan’s 2 servants

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19
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Who kills Banquo?

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A group of murderers hired by Macbeth

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20
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Do Macbeth’s assassins succeed in killing Banquo and Fleance?

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They succeed in killing Banquo but Fleance escapes

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21
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Who does Macbeth see sitting in his chair during the banquet?

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Banquo’s ghost

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22
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What vision does Macbeth have before killing Duncan?

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A floating dagger pointing him to Duncan’s chamber

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23
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Who were the Scots at war with at the beginning of the play?

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Norway

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24
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Which nation invades Scotland at the end of the play?

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England

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25
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Who is the goddess of witchcraft in the play?

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Hecate

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26
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What happened to Donalbain?

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He fled to Ireland, separately from his brother, Malcolm, to be safe from Macbeth

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27
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What happened to Lady Macbeth before she died?

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She was plagued by fits of sleepwalking

28
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Who kills Lord Siward’s son?

A

Macbeth

29
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Where are Scottish kings crowned?

A

Scone

30
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Where is Duncan killed?

A

In his bedchamber at Macbeth’s castle

31
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Who flees Scotland to join Malcolm in England?

A

Macduff

32
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What was the weather like the night when Duncan was killed?

A

Stormy and violent

33
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Who flees to Scotland immediately after Duncan’s death?

A

Malcolm and Donalbain

34
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Who tells Macduff that his family has been killed?

A

Ross

35
Q

What is Lady Macbeth’s plan to kill Duncan?

A

Macbeth will stab Duncan and plant the evidence on the servants

36
Q

Who kills the servants who look guilty of the murder?

A

Macbeth

37
Q

How does Lady Macbeth publicly react to the news of the murder?

A

She says it is horrible and pretends to faint

38
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Why did Malcolm and Donalbain run away from court?

A

They feared that they would be murdered next

39
Q

How does Macbeth feel after Fleance escapes unharmed?

A

Vulnerable

40
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What does Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft, plan for Macbeth?

A

He will be shown visions that will make him feel falsely secure

41
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Why does Macduff go to England?

A

To ask King Edward for aid in fighting Macbeth

42
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What does Macbeth do when he hears that Macduff has fled to England

A

He orders the murder of Macduff’s family

43
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What does Macduff plan when he hears what happened to his family?

A

Revenge on Macbeth

44
Q

What does Lady Macbeth obsess over as she goes mad?

A

Blood that she cannot wash off her hands

45
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What armies join forces against Macbeth?

A

The Scottish and the English

46
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Who kills Macbeth and puts his head on a spike?

A

Macduff

47
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Who’s children are prophesised to inherit the throne of Scotland one day?

A

Banquo’s

48
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What is the nickname for the witches used by various characters?

A

The weird sisters

49
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What does blood symbolise throughout the play?

A

Guilt

50
Q

How does Macbeth persuade the murderers to kill Banquo?

A

He taunts them for their lack of manliness

51
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What reason does Macbeth give for not killing Duncan to everyone at the banquet?

A

He invited Duncan to the banquet

52
Q

Why is Macbeth jealous of Malcolm?

A

He has been named heir to the throne

53
Q

What is hubris?

A

Excessive pride

54
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What is catharsis?

A

Purging of emotions through dramatic art

55
Q

What is tyranny?

A

Cruel and oppressive rule

56
Q

What is regicide?

A

Murder of a king

57
Q

What is treason?

A

Betraying one’s country

58
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What is the natural order?

A

Hierarchy in nature

59
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What is subversion

A

Undermining of power or authority

60
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What is a caesura?

A

A pause in a line of poetry

61
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What is enjambment?

A

Sentence running from one line to the next

62
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What is a monologue?

A

A long speech given by one person

63
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Who is Lord Siward?

A

A veteran soldier of the king of England and Malcolm’s uncle. He is the leader of the English troops and lent them to Malcolm to help defeat Macbeth

64
Q

What was Macbeth before Thane of Cawdor?

A

Thane of Glamis

65
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Who was Thane of Fife?

A

Macduff

Year 9 by Shayan (8 decks)

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