Studied by 16 peopledauntless
adj: fearless, unable to be intimidated
jocund
adj: cheerful
infirmity
noun: a physical or mental defect
malevolence
noun: ill will, spitefulness, evil
barren
adj: unproductive, sterile
vile
adj: morally or physically offensive, horrible
incense
verb: to cause to become extremely angry
malice
noun: desire to inflict harm on another
treachery
noun: betrayal, immoral and/or sneaky activity
tedious
adj: marked by dullness, boring, requiring much labor
camaraderie
noun: feeling of friendship, trust, or goodwill among members of a group
"now he does feel his title hang loose about him, like a giant's robe upon a dwarfed thief."
-angus talking to menteith, caithness, lennox and the soldiers -he means that macbeth is a foolish king, his crown is slipping away from him
"his flight was madness."
-lady macduff talking to ross about macduff's absence -he left suddenly and she didn't know to where
"from whence himself does he fly? he loves us not... for the poor wren, the most diminutive of birds, will fight, her young ones in her nest against the owl."
-lady macduff talking to ross-feels defenseless and scared, thinks macduff doesn't love their family-angry at macduff for leaving
"be this the whetstone of your sword. let grief convert to anger; blunt not the heart, enrage it"
-malcolm talking to macduff-tells him to let the murder of his wife and children be his motivation to kill macbeth
"angels are bright still, though the brightest fell"
-malcolm talking to macduff-comparing macbeth/macduff to lucifer, says he will fall like satan did
"unnatural deeds do breed unnatural troubles. infected minds to their deaf pillows will discharge their secrets."
-doctor talking to the gentlewoman-every action has a consequence; ill minds will release their secrets to the pillows they rest on
"life is but a walking shadow, a poor plated that struts upon the stage and then is heard no more. it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing."
-macbeth talking to seyton-thinks life has no meaning and there's no point to living
"but yet i'll make assurance double sure, and take a bond of fate. thou shalt not live."
-macbeth talking about macduff -will kill macduff so that he doesn't have to be wary of him
"my way of life is fall'n into the sear, the yellow lead and that which should accompany old age, as honor, love, obedience, troops of friends, i must not look to have, but in their stead, curses..."
-macbeth talking alone-realizes he has no friends and everyone hates him, doesn't have any of the things people wish to have in old age
act 1
the exposition
what comes at the end of the exposition
inciting incident/exciting force
act 2
complication/rising action
act 3
climax
act 4
denouement/falling action
act 5
resolution
plot diagram terms in order
exposition, complication, climax, denouement, resolution
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