Macbeth Flashcards
(31 cards)
Pathetic Fallacy
Personification of the era her to create forboading
Antagonist
The opponent rival or enemy of the main character
Dramatic irony
When the audience knows something a character does not
Turning point
An important moment or event that changes a character’s life or personality
Motif
Recurring image idea or symbol throughout the novel
Drama
Unexpected, surprising, sudden or emotional event
Forebode
A feeling that something bad or sinister will happen
Symbol
An idea or symbol that suggests or represents something
Foreshadow
A hint or clue of what will happen in the future
Foil
A character who contrasts the main character and shows opposite or better qualities
Soliloquy
When a character delivers a king speech on stage alone. Shows their thoughts or feelings or reveals the plot to the audience
Plot device
someone or something that moves the story forward
Suspense
Feeling excited or uncertain about what will happen next
Tension
Feeling worry stress or anxious about what will happen
Tragedy
A genre of play where the hero transforms into the a tragic hero because of a tragic flaw. It usually includes chaos suffering and death
Harmartia
A fatal flaw or weakness causing the downfall of a tragic hero
Supernatural
Things that cannot be explained with natural science
Regicide
The murder if a king or someone of the monarchy
Valiant
a brave courageous fearless person
Selfish ambition
a desire it goal to promote your own glory and do the will of God
Prophesy
The act of predicting future events
Moral Conscience
Your moral sense of what is right and wrong
Hallucination
Seeing something that is not there a figment of your imagination
