Macbeth Acts 1-3 Test

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soliloquy

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long speech, usually made alone by a character on stage, revealing inner secrets, desires, or fears

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the exposition

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the events of act 1

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soliloquy

long speech, usually made alone by a character on stage, revealing inner secrets, desires, or fears

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the exposition

the events of act 1

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stage directions

writing within a play or drama to help staff bring the play to life and to help the reader picture the action; written in italics and brackets

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aside

private remark directed only to the audience or just some of the characters on stage

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dramatic irony

type of irony that occurs when the audience knows more about what will happen than the characters

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exposition

the introductory part of any literary work that describes the mood, introduces the reader to all elements of the setting, key characters, etc.

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paradox

a statement that appears confusing or contradictory but that actually makes sense with some careful thought

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main paradox in Macbeth

fair is foul and foul is fair

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regicide

murder of a king or monarch

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blank verse

unrhymed iambic pentameter used to reflect natural speech patterns

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comic relief

writing that provides a humorous break from a very tense mood

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prose

non-poetic writing, or writing not divided into poetic lines, has no formal rhythm

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the events of act 2

complication/rising action

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what are the ten motifs

honor
blood
family lineage
three
appearance vs. reality
gender roles
bird imagery
sleep
night/darkness
vengeance

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allusion

a reference to another work of literature, person, or event

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anachronism

something that is appropriate to a period of time other than the time it is currently in

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apostrophe

a dramatic form of address that begins with O

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what does weird mean (as used in reference to the witches)?

clairvoyant/destiny serving

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omen

dark, prophetic sign

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tragic hero

person of high rank whose downfall is caused by his own behavior

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tragic flaw

tremendous weakness that causes the hero's complete downfall/destruction

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what is macbeth's tragic flaw?

his distorted ambition and greed for power

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internal conflict

struggle within a character

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external conflict

struggle between two characters

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who does macbeth have external conflicts with

banquo and macduff

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climax

highest point of tension in a story

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verbal irony

statement in which a character says something but means something else

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two examples of verbal irony in macbeth

lennox's speech to the lord, macbeth toasting to banquo at the feast

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monologue

a dramatic speech given by an individual in the presence of others

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inciting incident

event setting the central conflict into motion, propels the plot forward

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another name for the inciting incident

exciting force

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what is the inciting incident in act 1

macbeth agreeing to lady macbeth's plan to kill king duncan

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when are rhyming couplets used

when something is important or at the end of a scene

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iambic pentameter

a ten-syllable line in which the first is unaccented, the second accented, and so on

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angus

a Scottish nobleman

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banquo

macbeth's friend and an honorable nobleman whose children, according to the witches, will be kings.

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donalbain

duncan's son and malcolm's younger brother

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duncan

the king of scotland, murdered by macbeth

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hecate

goddess of witchcraft, helps the three witches mess with macbeth

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fleance

banquo's son

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two guards

framed by macbeth and lady macbeth for the murder of duncan

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lady macbeth

wife of macbeth

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lennox

scottish nobleman

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the lord

who lennox gives an ironic speech to about macbeth

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macbeth

thane of glamis, thane of cawdor, king; murderer; overly ambitious

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macdonwald

traitor who led a failed rebellion against scotland

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macduff

thane of fife who finds macbeth suspicious

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malcolm

son of duncan and heir to the scottish throne

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murderers

3 murderers enlisted by macbeth to murder banquo and fleance

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old man

spoke with ross about the unnatural events that occurred after duncan's death

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porter

comic relief, drunkard

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ross

scottish nobleman who tells macbeth he is the new thane of cawdor

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three witches

clairvoyants who predict macbeth and banquo's futures

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thane of cawdor

traitor to the scottish army who is executed and replaced by macbeth

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thane of glamis

macbeth's original title