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A highly artificial literary mode which centers on shepherds and idealize rural settings

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Pastoralism

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Instruction in literature. Writers and critics believe imaginative should have two purposes; to delight and to teach

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Didacticism

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A lyric poem of fourteen iambic-pentameter lines conventionally rhyming according to one of two patterns

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Sonnet

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The first eight lines, called the octave, rhyme abbaabba. The last six lines called, the sestet may use any combination of two or three new rhymes. For example, cdcdcd, cdecde, cdedce. (Introduction in England by Sir Thomas Wyatt)

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Petrarchian or Italian Sonnet

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Consists of three quatrains and closing couplets and rhymes ababcdcdefefgg (improvised by the Earl of Surrey and refined by Shakespeare)

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Shakespeare or English Sonnet

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The regular recurrence of accented syllables in a line of poetry

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Meter

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Identical sound in corresponding words or phrases

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Rhyme

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Agreement of sounds from the last stressed vowel sound onward, with a difference in the immediately preceding consonant sounds

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Perfect rhyme

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Rhyming sounds consist of only one syllable

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Masculine

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Rhyming sounds include more than one syllable

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Feminine

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A rhyme in which there is only a partial matching of sounds, includes partial rhyme and eye rhyme

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Imperfect rhyme

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Shows agreement in terminal constant sounds but disagreement in the preceding vowel sounds

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Partial rhyme

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Based on the similarity of sight rather than sound

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Eye rhyme

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Uses the first part of a word divided by the end of a line as a rhyme sound

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Run-on rhyme

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Rhymes at the end of lines

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End rhyme

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Rhymes within a line

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Internal rhyme

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A four-line stanza, one of the most common stanza forms in English poetry

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Quatrains

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A seeming contradiction (“Death, thou shalt die.”)

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Paradox

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The addressing of some non personal (or absent) object as if it were able to reply (“O,Death, where is thy sting.”)

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Apostrophe

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Broadly, the expression of one thing in terms of another. In sticker usage, it is the stated or implied equivalence of two things (“I am the bread of life”)

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Metaphor

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A recurring or emerging idea in a work of literature

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Theme

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A striking and often elaborate comparison carried out in considerable detail

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Conceit

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Unrhymed iambic-pentameter

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Blank verse

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A speech addressed to an audience by an actor alone on stage

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Soliloquy

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A stage device in which a character briefly discloses his thoughts in the presence of other characters who by convention do not hear him
Aside
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Who has been seriously suggested as a possible author of the plays usually attributed to Shakespeare ?
Christopher Marlowe
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Shakespeare's great history plays were written during what ?
The first half of his career
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How was Shakespeare support himself and his company ?
Writing plays with a general appeal and an evident
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What could he not afford ?
To let meanings be shadowy and only resurface in classrooms centuries later
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How many plays did Shakespeare write ?
35 plays
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What were his two long narrative poems ?
"Venus and Adonis" and "The Rape of Lucerne"
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During the Renaissance, what was the type of human love that was considered the highest and most spiritual ?
Friendship
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The typical Shakespearean sonnet comprises of our divisions:
Three quatrains and a couplet
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Sonnet 18 "Shall I Compare Thee ...." Shakespeare discusses the superiority of his loved one to what ?
The loveliness of nature
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Sonnet 116 "Let me not to the marriage of true minds" praises the major virtue of constancy. What serves as a metaphor for unshakeable love ?
The star
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The Shakespearean sonnets in the text cover the subjects of what ?
Death idealism Eternity
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The themes for the sonnets in the text include:
Immorality of verse Duration of genuine love Frequent spiritual gain from physical decline
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Because of treason, Macbeth forfeits what ?
Sleep Love Honor
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Macbeth's impact is based on what ?
Not only on its artistry but also on its Biblical values
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Macbeth resembles the effective type of medieval drama as what ?
The morality play
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Night, the raven and blood are all images of what ?
Evil that are primarily associated with Duncan's murder
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At the opening of Act 1 the appearance of the what foreshadows the struggle between god and evil in the human soul
Witches
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Shakespeare used witches rather than devil's because why ?
They are more realistic and they were not considered comical in Elizabethan theater like devils were
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The witches' statement that "fair is foul, and foul is fair" introduces one of the major themes which was ?
That of deceiving appearances or reversal of values
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The one request Lady Macbeth makes of the sprints that is not granted is what ?
To make her unable to feel remorse (foreshadowing)
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At the end of Act 1, which prophecy of the three witches is not fulfilled ?
That Macbeth would be king
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The primary function of the porter in Act II is to what ?
Provide comic relief to the audience
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Macbeth's soliloquy at the start of Act II is promote day what ?
The sight of an imaginary dagger
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Macbeth calls the dagger a "fatal vision" in his soliloquy because what ?
it prompts him to murder Duncan, and Duncan's murder will be fatal to Macbeth both physically and spiritually
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Up to Act III Banquo has served as a what to Macbeth ?
Foil
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Lady Macbeth is prevented from murdering Duncan herself because
In his sleep, he looks like her father
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The function of the Old Man is
The role of the Greek chorus giving the facts and expressing public opinion
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What does Act III contain ?
The turning point of the play (Macbeth cannot turn back)
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Macbeth's motives for murdering Banquo
Banquo's regal nature Banquets brave attitude Macbeth's fears that he has sold hi soul to give the throne to Banquo's heirs
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It is ironic that Macbeth invites Banquo to the banquet as an honor when
He intends to prevent Banquo from attending by murdering him
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The appearance of Banquo's ghost at the banquet in his honor is an example of what ?
Situational irony
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Macbeth's visit to the witches' cave reflects what ?
His belief that he is not able to retreat from his course of evil
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According to Hecate, what is the most primary enemy of mortals ?
Overconfidence
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Macbeth says his mind is full of what, a symbol of treachery
Scorpins
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What does Lennox provide ?
Objective on the actions of the play | also, explanations and locations are given in the dialogue
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How many times does Macbeth see Banquo's ghost ?
3 times
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The witches' brew establishes what ?
a atmosphere of horror and prepares the audience for Macbeth's violent demands and for the slaughter of Macduff's family
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Macbeth's actions in Act IV disrupts what ?
Nature Society The family
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Macduff is prevented from getting complete revenge on Macbeth because why ?
Macbeth has no children
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The three prophecies Macbeth receives:
Beware Macduff None of woman born/ shall harm him He "Shall never be vanquished be/ until ...... Birman wood comes to ...... Dunsinane"
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The three apparitions Macbeth sees at the witches' cave:
An armed head A bloody child A crowned child
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In the parade os Banquo's heirs,
The mirror represents the perpetuity of his line
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The witches were unable to do what ?
Destroy Macbeth's power
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Macduff was not what before he went to find Malcolm ?
Warned about the safety of his family | He inquiries of Ross about his country first, his family second
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What does Lady Macbeth do in her sleep "
Walk Talks Writes
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She carries what and is more preoccupied with what ?
A lighted candle | Washing blood off her hands
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Concerning Duncan's murder, What does Lady Macbeth remark ?
The sound of the bell Macbeth's hesitancy The amount of blood
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Macbeth asks the doctor to do what ?
To cure this wife and Scotland
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What prompts Macbeth's famous "Tomorrow" speech ?
The news of Lady Macbeth's death
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In his "Tomorrow" speech, what does Macbeth describe life as ?
A candle A shadow An actor
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Blood is symbolizes as what ?
Murder and ineradicable guilt
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What now "hangs loose about Macbeth, like a giant's robe, upon a dwarfish thief" is
His title or kingship
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Who gives the last speech of the play and its significant in what ?
Malcolm | That he is the new king, he will restore order to Scotland and complete the circular structure of the play
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What is the doctor hopeful for ?
Lady Macbeth can be cured
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How does Macbeth face his death ?
Without cowardice, he knows he is going to die and face Macduff

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