Macbeth Lit Terms

time of sweeping and revolutionary change 

weakness or limitation of a character; resulting in the fall of a tragic hero

people thinking the earth was flat then round; viewed the world in a new way 

Flowering of English literature and poetry from 1558-1603

character who has a fatal flaw combined with fate and external forces 

a character who undergoes an important inner change 

a character who does not grow or develop 

character reveals his thoughts without addressing a listener

"rebirth"; transformation of Western culture following the medieval period 

a Scottish feudal lord 

character makes a short speech heard by the audience and not the other characters 

idea that everyone /everything has a place in society

Shakespeare writes all of his plays in this 

main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow 

nobody eats there, it is too crowded