Macbeth revision Flashcards
(9 cards)
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Foil character
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A literary element that serves as a contrast to the main character, or the protagonist.
2
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Aside
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A short speech from a character that is spoken directly to the audience. (The other characters can’t hear)
3
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Monologue
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A long speech by one character
4
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Pathetic fallacy
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Giving emotions to something non human
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Dramatic irony
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When a person does or says something is different from what we expected them to
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Rhyming couplet
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Two lines that rhyme
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Motif
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A repeated pattern that comes back again and again in a story.
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Themes in Macbeth
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Power, supernatural, ambition, change, etc.
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Soliloquy
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When someone’s speaking their thoughts outloud by themselves
