Macbeth Test Review – Flashcards
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man not born of woman
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Macduff
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has more need for a priest than a doctor
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Lady Macbeth
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secret, black, and midnight hag
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The Witches
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Thane of Glamis and Thane of Cawdor
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Macbeth
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to be father of kings though not a king
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Banquo
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compared to a young snake who will someday produce poison
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Fleance
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left alone with children and no protection
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Lady Macduff
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Duncan's son who flees to England
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Malcolm
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Duncan's son who flees to Ireland
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Donalbain
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the Witches' superior
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Hecate
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yes
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Is Banquo interested in the witches' prophecies?
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father of kings
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The witches predict that Banquo will be...
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Malcolm
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Whom does King Duncn name as his successor to the throne?
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Lady Macbeth
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Who encourages Macbeth to kill Duncan?
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coward
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Lady Macbeth accuses Macbeth of being a ___when he hesitates about murdering Duncan
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Malcolm and Donalbain
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Who is accused of killing Duncan?
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Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
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Who is responsible for Duncan's murder?
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Will Banquo's sons reign in his kingdom?
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What is one concern that Macbeth has that he asks the witches about on his second visit to them?
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have prophesied his success
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Macbeth thinks that the Witches...
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one of Macbeth's spies
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Malcolm thinks that Macduff is
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She takes her own life
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What happens to Lady Macbeth?
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join forces with Malcolm's army
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Deserters from Macbeth's castle..
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Macduff
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Who kills Macbeth?
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remorse
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What ruins Lady Macbeth's enjoyment of success?
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executed by Duncan
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The former Thane of Cawdor is
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doing anything to become king
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Lady Macbeth thinks Macbeth should prove himself a man by
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comic relief
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The Porter in the play provides
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fear for their lives
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Duncan's sons flee because they...
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Banquo and Fleance
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Macbeth hires murderers to kill
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Banquo
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During the banquet, Macbeth's chair is occupied by the ghost of ...
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beware of Macduff, will not be defeated until Birman Wood come to Dunsinane, no man born of woman can kill him
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The Weird Sisters predict___on Macbeth's second time to see them using apparitions
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turn grief into anger and seek revenge
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Malcolm encourages Macduff to..
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she sleep walks.
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Lady Macbeth confesses her crimes when...
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accepts his fate.
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Macbeth
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desperate bravery
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Macbeth meets death with...(what condition)
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Malcolm takes the throne
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Order is restored to Scotland when
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England
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Refuge for Malcolm
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Birnam Woods
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Comes to Dunsinane Hill
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Glamis
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Macbeth's original estate
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Norway
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At war with Scotland
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Inverness
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Site of Duncan's murder
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Dunsinane
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castle where Lady Macbeth dies; Macbeth's castle
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Lady Macduff
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Thane of Fife's wife
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Banquo
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warns Fleance to escape
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Lady Macbeth
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plan's Duncan's murder
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Duncan
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names his son heir to the throne
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Macdonwald
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traitor who led a failed rebellion
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A faulty or corrupt society
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The witches and the traitors
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A man neither completely good nor evil, capable of greatness but does not attain because of his tragic flaw
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What is a tragic hero?
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Blood, borrowed robes, water, sleep, night
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What are motifs?
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Holinshed's Chronicles
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The source of the play
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The witches and Banquo
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Shakespeare includes these to appeal to King James I
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Demonologie
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Written by King James to detect witches
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Banquo, Young Siward
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Foils for Macbeth
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1606
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When the play was first performed
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Act III
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When is the climax?
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Young Siward, Banquo, McDonwald, Lady MacDuff and son
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Killed by Macbeth
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Thane of Cawdor
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2nd most important title in Scotland; given to Macbeth
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11th century Scotland
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setting of play
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The porter speaks in
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prose
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Verse form of the play
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Blank verse
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The witches speak in this
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rhyme
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faulty or corrupt society or at least some characters more corrupt than the tragic hero
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1 element of tragedy (the witches; the civil war)
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ambition
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tragic flaw
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restoration of order
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Malcolm does this by welcoming exiles and making thanes earls and becoming king
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tragic mistake
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killing Duncan
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candle, poor player, tale told by an idiot
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metaphors Macbeth uses for the meaning of life
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Banquo's descendants do not become king
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Prophecy that does not come true in the play
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Born C-section
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Macduff
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Macbeth
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Shakespeare's shortest tragedy
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Norway and Scotland
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Two countries at war at the onset of play
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Blood
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Motif symbolizing guilt
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Darkness
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Motif symbolizing evil
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Banquo, Macduff, Young Siward
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Foils to Macbeth
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Act I, scene i
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Establishes an ominous atmosphere
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Witches
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Foreshadow events
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Kings' Men
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Acting troupe under King James
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Thane of Cawdor
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Second most important title in Scotland
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Upset about Macduff going to England
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Lady Macduff
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Act III
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Climax of play--Banquo escapes
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Sees Banquo's ghost
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Reason for Macbeth's odd behavior at banquet
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Dramatic irony
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Duncan's comments about Macbeth's castle before he enters
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Will turn green seas red
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Blood on Macbeth's hands
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Act III; Banquo's speech: I fear that play'st most foully for it"
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Shows he knows Macbeth killed Duncan
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"Oh full of scorpions is my mind dear wife"
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Suggests the horrors of Macbeth's mind
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Macduff's passion and sorrow
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Convince Malcolm he is sincere
