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Macbeth Unit Final Flashcards

1
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who was malcolm

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eldest son of Duncan

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2
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who was Donalbain

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youngest son of Duncan

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3
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who were the three murderers

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servants of Macbeth

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4
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whos the gentlewomen

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Lady Macbeths servant

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5
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whos banquo

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a general in Duncan’s army

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6
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whos fleance

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Banquo’s son who survives Macbeths attempt to murder him

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7
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whos ‘son’

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Macduffs son

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who are the nobleman of scottland

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Ross, Lennox, mentieth, Angus, Caithness

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9
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who are the three witches

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the weird sisters

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10
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whos hectate

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Queen of the witches

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why can Macbeth not maintain his power

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becuase his increasingly brutal actions make him hated as a tyrant

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who was Macbeth originally

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a Scottish general and the thane of Glamis; king duncans cousin

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13
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what does thane mean

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Scottish title of nobility

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14
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what does Banquos character essentially represent

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the path that Macbeth chose not to take where ambition did not lead to betrayal and murder

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15
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what does Duncans death symbolize

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the destruction of an order in Scotland

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16
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where/when does macbeth take place

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17
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whos Macduff

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scottish nobleman who eventually becomes leader of the crusade to unseat Macbeth

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18
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whos the porter

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the drunken doorman of Macbeths castle

19
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define tragic hero

A

great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering or defeat

20
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how is Macbeth a tragic hero

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he starts as a good character who kills traitors for the king but then after listening to the witches and his wife about killing the king for the crown he becomes excessively greedy and ambitious which leads to his ultimate downfall

21
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characteristics of a Shakespearean tragedy (8)

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tragic hero, good against evil, fatal flaws and fatal mistakes, supernatural, fate and fortune, revenge, death/destruction, internal and external pressures

22
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define parallelism

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the repetition of grammatical elements in writing or speaking to emphasize similar ideas in a sentence

23
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define simile

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figure of speech that compares two things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’

24
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define paradox

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a statement that at first appears to be contradictory but after consideration makes sense

25
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define metaphor

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a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true

26
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define personification

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A figure of speech in which an idea or thing is given human attributes and/or feelings or is spoken of as if it were human

27
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define soliloquy

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when someone speaks their thoughts aloud when you are by yourself

28
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define irony

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When a person says or does something that is different than what is expected or from reality

29
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main event for Act 1

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background for the murder

30
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main event for Act 2

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king duncans murder

31
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main event for Act 3

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murder of Banquo

32
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main event for Act 4

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murder of the Macduff family

33
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main event for Act 5

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retribution against Macbeth for murders

34
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setting of the play

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1030 Scotland when the government was weak and kingship was not yet hereditary

35
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where does the real tragedy of Macbeth lay

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the deterioration, disintegration and break-up of the inner Macbeth where the man with capacity for greatness turns evil and dies full of self-loathing, emptied of all dignity and self-worth

36
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who is the most dominant character in act 1 scenes 5-7

A

lady macbeth

37
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who is scotland at war with in the beginning of the play

A

norway

38
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who discovers duncans murder

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macduff

39
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summary of act 1

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meet three witches; macduff titled thane of cawdor; decides to murder duncan after the witches prophecies and lady macbeths manipulation

40
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summary of act 2

A

Duncan is murdered; Malcolm and Donalbain flee from Scotland; macbeth kills guards; macbeth choosen as new king

41
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summary of act 3

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macbeth orders 3 murderers to kill banquo and fleance; banuqo killed but fleance escapes; macbeth sees banquos ghost at the party; macduff flees to england to join up with malcom

42
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summary of act 4

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macbeth talks to witches and is heartened by prophecies; learns macduff has fled to england and orders to have everyone in his castle killed; macduff gains malcolms trust and convinces him to start an army to overthrow macbeth;

43
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summary of act 5

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lady macbeth observed sleepwalking and makes confessions in this state; macbeth remains confident despite nobels leaving him; Malcolm orders soldiers to use branches from the forest for camouflage; lady macbeth commits suicide; macduff and macbeth fight; macduff kills macbeth and returns carrying his head; Malcolm becomes king

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