ELA 10 finals

Who is Macbeth?

The main character of Shakespeare's play, a Scottish nobleman who becomes a tyrant after murdering King Duncan.

Who is Lady Macbeth?

Macbeth's ambitious wife, who encourages him to commit murder to gain power.

Who is King Duncan?

The benevolent king of Scotland, whose murder by Macbeth sets off a chain of events leading to Macbeth's downfall.

Who is Banquo?

Macbeth's friend and fellow soldier, who is murdered on Macbeth's orders due to the witches' prophecy.

Who is Malcolm?

Duncan's son, who flees to England after his father's murder and later leads an army against Macbeth.

What is Macbeth's Dagger vision?

A hallucination experienced by Macbeth before he murders King Duncan, symbolizing his guilt and ambition.

What is the murder plot of Duncan?

The scheme devised by Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to kill King Duncan and seize the throne.

What happens at Macbeth's dinner party meltdown?

Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost at a banquet, revealing his guilt and paranoia to the guests.

What are the Apparitions?

Supernatural figures that appear to Macbeth, providing him with cryptic prophecies about his fate.

What is the setting of Lord of the Flies?

A deserted Pacific Island during the 1940s, amidst the backdrop of World War II.

What does Piggy's glasses symbolize?

Intelligence and the power of science and reason in the novel 'Lord of the Flies'.

What is the theme of Civilization vs savagery?

A central theme in 'Lord of the Flies' that explores the conflict between the impulse to civilize and the instinct to revert to savagery.

What is MLA Format?

A standardized method for writing and citing sources in academic papers, commonly used in the humanities.

What is a Hanging indent?

A formatting style where the first line of a paragraph is flush left, and subsequent lines are indented.

What is an Annotated Bibliography?

A list of sources with summaries or evaluations of each source, often used in research projects.

What is Dramatic irony?

A literary device where the audience knows more about a situation than the characters do, creating tension.

What is Situational irony?

A situation where the outcome is significantly different from what was expected.

What is Verbal irony?

A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant.