| Literary terms | More literary terms | Death Cycle (who, by whom, why) | Death Cycle continued | Random |
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What is aside/dramatic irony
Macbeth's private decision not to act on the witches' prophecies
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What is allusion
Macbeth's fighting as though he plans to turn the battlefield into another Golgotha
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What is Thane of Cawdor, execution ordered by KD; for treason
Death 1
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What is Lady Macbeth, self, guilt and remorse and mentally unstable
Death 6
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What is Duncan
King #1
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What is foreshadowing
witches' presence at Inverness suggests evil may occur
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What is soliloquy
Lady Macbeth's reaction to hearing the news from Macbeth: doubts his abilities
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What is King Duncan, Macbeth, to fulfill prophecies
Death 2
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What is Siward the Younger, Macbeth, in battle
Death 7
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What is Macbeth
King #2
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What is dramatic irony
Audience knows that Duncan plans to award Macbeth the title Thane of Cawdor before the witches' prophecy
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What is comic relief
Porter scene after the murder of Duncan
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What is King's two guards, Macbeth, to cover crime
Death 3
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What is Macbeth, Macduff, to avenge his family
Death 8
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What is Malcolm
King #3
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What is paradox
"Lesser than Macbeth, yet greater; not so happy, yet much happier..."
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What is tragic hero
Macbeth is Thane of Glamis and a leading captain in the war, establishing high and hero status
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What is Banquo, murderers hired by Macbeth, to stop prophecies and to protect himself
Death 4
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What is Angus or Ross
Delivers the news of Macbeth's new title as Thane of Cawdor
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What is babes/chickens
Macduff calls his children...
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What is hyperbole
Macbeth is referred to as the husband of the goddess of war
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What is antithesis
"Fair is foul and foul is fair."
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What is Macduff's family, Macbeth and his men, he is a traitor and was warned about in the prophecies
Death 5
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What is King James I
King who watched performance of Macbeth
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What is tragedy
Type of play
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