Equity and Ethics Exam Flashcards
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Plight
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A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.
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Broil
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The act of cooking something directly over or under high radiant heat.
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Distaining
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A feeling of disrespect for anything regarded as unworthy.
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Vantage
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A position giving advantage or a wide view.
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Flout
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To treat disrespectfully ignore someone or something
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Intelligence
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The ability to learn or understand or to deal with new or difficult situations.
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Corporal
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A low-ranking noncommissioned officer in the armed forces.
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Harbinger
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Something that foreshadows a future event.
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Weird
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Very strange and unusual, unexpected, or not natural.
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Impedes
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To slow the movement, progress, or action of someone or something.
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Husbandry
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The care, cultivation, and breeding of crops and animals.
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Sommons
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An order to appear before a judge.
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Franchised
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A type of license that grants an access to a franchisor’s property, business knowledge, processes, and trademarks.
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Palpable
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Capable of being touched or felt.
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Marshall’st
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Directs, leads
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Surfeited
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An enourrmass supply.
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Contend
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A struggle to overcome.
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Clamoured
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To make a loud complaint or demand.
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Badged
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To mark to distinguish someone or something with a badge.
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Bension
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A blessing, especially a spoken one.
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Verities
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Being truthful or honest.
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Indissoluble
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Unable to be destroyed:lasting.
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Invention
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The action of making something new, usually a process or device.
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Unlineal
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Not being in a direct line of descent from an ancestor.
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Probation
The release of an offender from detention , subject to a period of good behaviour under supervision.
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Fancies
To feel a desire or liking towards someone or something.
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Scotched
Decisively putting an end to.
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Sleek
Smooth and glossy
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Seeling
closing a persons eye or preventing someone from seeing.
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Vouched
To be able to say something is true from your knowledge or from an experiance.
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Harped
Talk or write persistently on a particular topic.
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Potent
Having great power, influence, or effect.
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Impress
Making someone feel admiration and respect.
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Pernicious
Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
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Firstlings
The first agriculture produce or animal offspring of a season.
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School
An institution for educating children.
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Desolate
A place deserted of people and in a state of bleak and complete emptiness.
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Intemperance
Lack of self-dicipline or restraint.
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Avarice
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
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Scruples
A feeling that prevents you from doing something that you think is morally wrong.
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Perturbation
Anxiety: mental uneasiness
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Charged
Filled with excitement, tension, or emotion.
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Mortified
Causing someone to feel embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated.
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Gentry
Upper or ruling class.
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Distempered
a viral disease of some animals, especially dogs, causing fever, and coughing.
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Upbraid
Find fault with someone; scold
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Skirr
Move rapidly, especially with a whirring sound.
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Raze
Completely destroy (a building, town, or other site).
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Pristine
In its original condition; unspoiled.
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Treatise
A formal written paper about a specific subject.
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Tragic hero
A central character that experiences a tragic downfall.
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Literary Devices:
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-Allegory
A story with a deeper message.
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-Hyperbole
Exaggeration.
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-Euphemism
A word used to replace a harsh or bad word.
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-Imagery
Literature that creates an image in the readers head.
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-Onomatopoeia
Sounds in literature.
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-Similie
Comparing two things using "like" or "as".
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-Alliteration
Using the same letter at the start of many words in a sentence.
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-Foreshadowing
Is a narrative device in which a storyteller gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
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-Oxymoron
Combining words that have opposite meanings.
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-Personification
Describing the action of a non living thing.
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-Allusion
An object or a circumstance relates to a well known character or event.
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-Metaphor
Comparing things without using like or as.
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-Dramatic Irony
-Irony
When the reader or audience knows something but the character in the story doesn't, making it more intense.
Where a person says one thing but means the opposite, expressing humour, anger, or frustration.
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Elements of Fiction:
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Setting
Is the background in which the story takes place. Three main aspects are place, time, and historical or social content.
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Plot
The organized series of events which make up the story.
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1.Exposition
The opening situation of a story which introduces the characters and establishes the setting.
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2.Inciting incident
Introduces the conflict, it is the first turn of events that sets the plot in motion.
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3.Rising action
Refers to the series of events in the story which increases the conflict and suspense and which eventually leads to the resolution of the conflict.
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4.Climax
Highest emotional point of interest or tension in the story which the problem gets resolved.
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5.Falling action
The events that follow the climax and show the results of the climax.
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6.Resolutions
Tying up of loose ends in which everything is resolved.
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Other plot terms
Flashback- An interruption of the main action by something which occurred at an earlier time.
Foreshadowing- The dropping of hints toward something yet to happen.
Situational Irony- An outcome different from what is expected.
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Conflict
The struggle between opposing forces. Usually described as a person vs. the opposition:
-Person vs. person
-Person vs. society
-Person vs. nature
-Person vs. God or fate
-Person vs. Self
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Characters
Characters are the people/animals/creatures in the story.
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Protagonist
Is the main character. He or she is the one who changes a s a result of the struggle or conflict.
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Antagonist
The opposing character or force going against protagonist.
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Static (flat) characters
Are characters in the story who do not change or grow throughout.
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Dynamic (round) characters
Are complex and have many dimensions to their personalities. They grow, change, or learn as a result the events of the story.
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Characterization
Is the method by which an author informs his readers about the characters.
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Direct characterization
Is when the author tells the reader directly the personality of the character.
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Indirect characterization
Is when the author shows the reader the personality of the character through their speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, and looks.
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Theme
Is the main idea, the message, or the lesson that the story reveals.
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Point of View
Is the perspective from which the story is being told. Is important for the reader to understand potential bias on a certain character.
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First person
The story is told by a single character who participates in the action. Narrator is part of the story and uses the pronouns "I" and "we".
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Second person
The story is told by the point of view of the reader. The reader is a part of the story and the pronoun "you is often used".
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Third person omniscient
The story is told through the eyes of an all-knowing outside observer. It can tell the thoughts and feelings of many or any of the characters in the story.
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Third person limited
The story is told through the eyes of a narrator who can tell the reader the thoughts and feelings of only one or two characters.
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Third person objective
The narrator can only relate the action, not the thoughts or feelings of the characters involved.
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Macbeth content
Plot- A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and influenced to take action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia.
Characters (important)- Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Three witches, Banquo, Macduff, Duncan, Malcom, Ross.
Literary Devices (most used)- Dramatic irony, metaphors, simile, allusion, personification, irony, symbolism.
Themes-loyalty, guilt, innocence, and fate.
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I Have a Dream (Dr. King) content
Plot- Outlines the long history of racial injustice in America and encourages his audience to hold their country accountable to its own founding promises of freedom, justice, and equality.
Character-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Literary devices(most used)- personification, metaphor, and symbolism
Theme- the importance of everyone being treated equally.
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Letter from Birmingham Jail (Dr.king) content
Plot- While in jail, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his Letter from Birmingham Jail in response to local clergymen vocalizing criticism of his ideas and methods.
Characters- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Literary devices(most used)-Metaphors, similes, allusions.
Theme- Non-violent resistance, racial discrimination, injustice, and morality.
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Act V quotations
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1."Out damned spot! out, I say! .
who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him."
a)Lady Macbeth is sleep talking.
b)The doctor and gentlewoman are spying on Lady Macbeth sleep walking and talking.
c)"Who knew the king would bleed so much when we killed him."
d)It is important because it shows that Lady Macbeth actually feels guilty despite her telling Macbeth to get over killing Duncan.
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2."Here's the smell of blood still: all the
perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand."
a)Lady Macbeth sleep talking.
b) Lady Macbeth confessed to her and Macbeth killing Duncan while sleeping talking.
c)"All the sweet perfume in Arab can not get rid of the smell of blood and guilt on my hands."
d)Relates to Macbeth not being able to wash away all he blood and guilt on his hands even with all the water in the ocean, but that the blood and guilt would rather turn the ocean red.
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3."Those he commands move only in command,
Nothing in love: now does he feel his title Hang loose about him, like a giant's robe Upon a dwarfish thief."
a)Angus is talking to all the other thanes of Scotland.
b)The thanes of Scotland are meeting up with Malcom and Macduff in Birham wood to defeat Macbeth.
c) "The soldiers on Macbeths side were forced to fight with him and they don't actually support him. Macbeth knows his position as king is falling apart."
d)Angus is saying his power is not meant for him and is too much for him to maintain.
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4."I have liv'd long enough: my way of life Is fallen into the sear, the yellow leaf;
And that which should accompany old age,
As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends, I must not look to have; but, in their stead, Curses, not loud but deep, mouth-honour, breath,
Which the poor heart would fain deny, and dare not."
a)Macbeth talking to himself.
b)Macbeth is aware of the battle coming to him.
c)"My life has gone completely wrong, I should have a family, lots of friends, and obedience, but I non and I have lost all hope of having anything good in my life."
d)Macbeth no longer has the will to live because of how bad is life turned out.
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5."Canst thou not minister to a mind diseas'd;
Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow;
Raze out the written troubles of the brain:
And with some sweet oblivious antidote,
Cleanse the stuff'd bosom of that perilous stuff
Which weighs upon the heart?"
a)Macbeth is talking to the doctor
b)Macbeth finds out Lady Macbeth is not mentally doing good.
c)"Erase all the horrible memories from her brain and replace it with good memories."
d)Lady Macbeths doings have negatively affected her so greatly and Macbeth hopes that she would just be able to forget everything that gives her guilt .
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6."Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing."
a)Macbeth talking to Seyton.
b)Macbeth finds out Lady Macbeth is dead (committed suicide).
c)Macbeth appears to be saying that it would have been preferable for Lady Macbeth to die peacefully after all of the conflict and battle.
d)Macbeth says this because he didn't have time to mourn for her since he was going into battle.
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7."Why should I play the Roman fool, and die
On mine own sword?"
a)Macbeth talking to himself.
b)Macbeth gets ready to fight.
c)"Why should I play the roman fool and commit suicide?"
d)It shows the standard of men back then that they should be strong even when someone they love has passed.
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8."Of all men else I have avoided thee.
But get thee back. My soul is too much charged with blood of thine already."
a)Macduff talking to Macbeth.
b)Macduff got into the castle to kill Macbeth.
c)"Out of all the men I have been avoiding, I come to face you?"
d)Even after all the things Macbeth has done to get rid of Macduff, Macduff has still come to get rid of Macbeth.
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9."I bear a charmed life, which must not yield
To one of woman born."
a)Macbeth is speaking to Macduff.
b)The two are getting about to fight.
c)"No one born of women can hurt me."
d) Even after talking bad about the witches and cursing them, Macbeth still choses to believe the witches because he is so desperate for one last thing to go right for him.
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10."Despair thy charm;
And let the angel whom thou still hast served
Tell thee, Macduff was from his mother's womb Untimely ripp'd."
a)Macduff talking to Macbeth.
b)The two are about to fight.
c)"I wasn't born properly, I was ripped out of my mothers womb."
d)What the witches said about no one being born of woman couldn't hurt Macbeth didn't apply to Macduff as he wasn't born properly.
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11."Accursed be the tongue that tells me so,
For it hath cow'd my better part of man!
And be these juggling fiends no more believ'd,
That palter with us in a double sense;
That keep the word of promise to our ear, And break it to our hope."
a)Macbeth speaking to Macduff.
b)The two begin to fight.
c)"Curse your tongue for telling me this, now my courage has left me! I no longer believe those tricky witches. They tricked me with their double meanings, raising my hopes only to destroy them. I won’t fight you."
d)Macbeth realizes that the witches tricked him and that they are truly evil.
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12.Hail, king! for so thou art: behold, where stands
The usurper's cursed head: the time is free:
I see thee compass'd with thy kingdom's pearl,
That speak my salutation in their minds.
a)Macduff talking to everyone in the battle field.
b)Macduff has killed Macbeth and brought his head.
c)"Hail the new king as the old cursed king is dead and all the evil has lifted with him.'
d)Malcom is now king and the nature went back to normal because Macbeth is dead. Everyone is now free from Macbeths reign of terror over Scotland.
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Paradox
Something that goes against what makes sense, but can be correct
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Pathetic Fallacy
The attribution of human emotion to inanimate objects, nature, or animals.
