Unit 2- Macbeth Flashcards
(21 cards)
Misgivings
A feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension.
Synopsis
Statement giving a general view of a subject
Thane
A member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freeman, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
Prophecies
A foretelling or prediction of what is to come.
Apparitions
A supernatural appearance of a person or thing especially a ghost, a spector, or phantom.
Infamous
Having an extremely bad reputation.
Sovereignty
Rightful status, independence or prerogative.
Traitors
A person who betrays another, a cause or any trust.
Loyalty
Faithfulness to commitments or obligations.
Soliloquy
Act of talking while or as if alone.
Imagery
The formation of mental images or figures.
Comic Relief
And I’m using seen incident or speech introduced into serious or tragic elements as, in a play, in order to provide temporary relief from tension or to intensify the dramatic action.
Tragedy
A dramatic composition, often inverse, dealing with a serious or somber thought, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society to downfall or destruction.
Assonance
Resemblance of sounds.
Blank Verse
Unrhymed Verse.
Iambic Pentameter.
Consist of the line 10 syllables long & that is accented on every second beat.
Aside
Away from a present group, especially for reasons of privacy. Usually, off in another room or separate place.
Irony
The use of words to convey the meaning, that is the opposite of its literal meaning.
Mood/Atmosphere
A prevailing emotional tone and general attitude. Special mood towards a character associated with the place.
Sonnet
A poem, properly expressive of a single complete thought, idea or sentiment. Consists of 14 lines.
Tragic Flaw
The character defect that causes the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy.
