mcbeth Flashcards
(31 cards)
how’s macbeth described at the beginning of the play?
brave and ambitious grows after he hears the witches prophecy’s.
what is another word for mcbeths down fall?
Aganorisis
why dose macbeth have a down fall?
unchecked ambition
what is mcbeths quote to the witches?
“ foul and fair, and foul is fair”
what’s the first thing Mcbeth says in the play
fair is foul and foul is fair
what dose this quote represent
fair is foul and foul is fair
-the use of PARADOX here highlights the power of the witches so they give him “fair” prophecies but “foul” consequences
none of______ born shall harm ______
woman
Mcbeth
_____ of women _____ shall______ Mcbeth
none
born
harm
what dose the quote “none of women born shall harm mcbeth” show us?
it calms Mcbeths fears as everyone is born from a women so he feels as if his power is secure
who says the quote “none of women born shall harm mcbeth”
the wiches
When dose Mcbeth start to become anagnorisi
after lady mcbeth commits suiside in Act5
When dose the brinam woods start to come for him
Act5
When dose the brinam woods start to come for him
Act5
What dose Aganorisis mean
Mcbeth realising his downfall
What dose peripetiea mean?
when a character dosent realise they are going to have a downfall
what is another word for when a character isn’t aware of their future downfall
peripetiea
What is regicide
killing the king
When dose Mcbeths peripetiea happen
When mcbeth commits regicide
what dose catharsis mean
release of emotions through fear and pity
Who experiences catharsis
and towards who?
the audience towards mcbeth
when dose the audience experience catharsis
when he starts killing everyone
What is hamartia
leads to someone’s downfall
What’s mcbeths hamartia
his ambition
Why is Mcbeth a tragic hero
starts of strong then has a hubris downfall
