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How does Macbeth take revenge against Macduff?

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macbeth has his wife and child murdered

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what significant event occurred in the same year as macbeth’s writing?

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the gunpowder plot

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how does shakespeare’s portrayal of lady macbeth challenge the patriarchal nature of Jacobean society?

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lady macbeth is strong and persuasive, unlike typical women of that time

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what does lady macbeth say to question macbeth’s manhood?

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“Are you a man?”

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What do the three witches predict for macbeth’s future?

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he will become thane of Cawdor and king of Scotland

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how dose macbeth’s trust in the witches’ prophecies turn out to be a mistake?

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they lead to his downfall

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how are the witches characterised in macbeth?

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mysterious and evil

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how does lady macbeth’s ambition contribute to the theme of destruction in the play?

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her ambition leads to chaos and death

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how does macbeth’s behaviour reflect traditional masculinity?

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aggressive and violent

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Jacobeans believed that the selection of kings…?

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were chosen by God

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what additional prophecy reassures macbeth?

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no one born of a women will harm him

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King James I …………… many women on the suspicion of being a witch

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executed

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how does lady macbeth use the supernatural to influence macbeth?

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call on spirits

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lady macbeth tell macbeth to look like an innocent flower to…

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hide his plans

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what disturbing events occurs during a dinner in macbeth’s castle?

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he sees banquo’s ghost

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shakespeare often has macbeth speak in asides because…

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to reveal his inner thoughts and secrets without others hearing

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through questioning macbeth’s manhood, lady macbeth manages to…

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persaude macbeth to kill King duncan

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when was macbeth written?

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1605

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the apparitions in Act 4 make macbeth feel?

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overconfident

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what does lady macbeth do to make it look like someone else killed King duncan?

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lady macbeth smears the sleeping guards with duncan’s blood

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lady macbeth’s ambition is ……… than macbeth’s

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stronger

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from the failed gunpowder plot, how does it relates to the events and themes in macbeth?

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both involving plotting and overthrowing a king

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the Jacobean audience would consider macbeth’s ambition to be unnatural because….

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the ambition that overthrows a king was seen as against God’s will

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the witches make their prophecies deliberately confusing to…

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create uncertainty and manipulate macbeth

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progressing into the play, how does lady macbeth's behaviour change when she is alone?
she is guilt-ridden (sleepwalks)
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from macbeth's actions, could imply he believes that true manhood means?
being ruthless
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the witches influence macbeth's actions by...
planting the idea of becoming a King in his mind
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the witches challenge traditional gender roles as they are...
too powerful
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what does banquo's ghost symbolise at the banquet?
macbeth's guilt
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macbeth's ambition .......... lady macbeth's and his relationship apart
drives
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banquo is ......... about the witches
suspicious
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who kills macbeth?
macduff
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how does lady macbeth's ambition lead to her downfall?
it leads her to guilt and madness
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how does lady macbeth deviate from the expected role of women in her society?
lady macbeth is ambitions and manipulative
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how does macbeth's perception of reality change throughout the play?
becomes confused
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despite their sinister plans, macbeth and lady macbeth prestent themselves to others as...
loyal to king duncan
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macbeth orders the murder of banquo and his son fleance. why?
macbeth fears banquo's sons will become king (from the witches prophecy)
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what were King James I's beliefs regarding witchcraft?
believed witchcraft was real and dangerous
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the Jacobean audience believed about the natural order of he world to be....
in a divine order where everyone had a proper place
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what vision does macbeth see before killing duncan?
a dagger
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What era was the text written in?
jacobean
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Who wrote the text?
William Shakespeare
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What is the purpose of the text?
To highlight the danger of excessive ambition.
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what is the main contrast between lady macbeth and lady mucduff?
ambition vs. family values
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what does the image of the serpent lurking beneath the flower help to imagine?
hidden danger
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how does lady macbeth's death contribute to the overall tragedy of the play?
lady macbeth's death deepens the play's sense of tragedy
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what role does banquo's death play in macbeth's tragic journey?
banquo's death increases Macbeth's paranoia and guilt
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how does the death of king duncan contribute to the tragic nature of the story?
sets off a chain of tragic events
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how does the death of lady macduff and her children add to the tragic events unfolding?
their deaths highlight macbeth's descent into tyranny
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what does patriarchal mean?
male-dominated society
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what does it mean to be ambitious?
strong desire to achieve
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how does the use of darkness and night contribute to the play's themes?
symbolises secrets
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what does the serpent symbolise in macbeth?
lies and deceit
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what purpose do soliloquies serve in Shakespeare's play?
reveal characters' inner thoughts and feelings
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what is the main contrast between macbeth and macduff and banquo?
tyranny vs. honour
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how does lady macbeth try to manipulate macbeth?
questions manhood
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what is macbeths' tragic flaw?
ambition
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what does a soliloquy allow a writer to do in a play?
reveal inner thoughts/feelings
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what is a tragic flaw?
the character trait that leads to a character's downfall
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what is a hallucination?
seeing/hearing something that is not there
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what does the term "Jacobean" refer to in relation to the play macbeth?
kinf james I's rule
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what is a soliloquy?
speech of thoughts alone
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what does it mean the be manipulative?
control or influence others
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what are the key elements of a tragedy?
a tragic hero, a tragic flaw and a downfall
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what is a tragic flaw?
the character trait that leads to a character's downfall
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how does the use of the supernatural elements on stage influence the audience's perception?
creates fear
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ultimately, what fate happens to macbeth and how does it fit into the genre of tragedy?
macbeth is killed in battle, fitting the tragic hero's downfall
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what is a prophecy?
future prediction
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how is macbeth see by others at the start of the play?
brave and honourable
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how do the supernatural elements add to the tragedy in macbeth?
they mislead macbeth
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what atmospheric elements are associates with the witches' appearances in macbeth?
storms, darkness, eerie sounds
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what is imagery?
description that creates pictures in the reader's mind
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what does the image of a country that 'bleeds' help to image?
a nation suffering
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what does the vaulting horse symbolise in macbeth?
ruthless ambition
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why does lady macbeth try to manipulate macbeth?
to kill king duncan
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what is lady macbeth ambitious for?
power
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why is it significant that other characters cannot hear the soliloquies in macbeth?
it shows the audience private thoughts and plans unknown to other characters
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how does shakespeare use the banquet scene to show macbeth's downfall?
shows he is losing his mind
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what is symbolism?
objects/events represent ideas
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what does blood symbolise in macbeth?
guilt
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what does hand washing symbolise in macbeth?
cleanse guilt
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what is the impact of dramatic entrances and exits in the play?
increase tension
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what is macbeth ambitious for?
power and to be king
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what do hallucinations symbolise in macbeth?
guily/paranoia
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what is the dramatic effect of macbeth's hallucination on the audience?
shows his madness
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how does macduff characterise macbeth using religious imagery?
'devil'
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maduff experiences ____ and ____ when he learns of his families murder
grief and rage
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how does macduff prove his loyalty to scotland?

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