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Shakespeare's Macbeth
Shakespeare's Macbeth
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Recurring structures, contrasts, and literary devices that can help to develop major themes.
Metaphor
Melodrama
Metonymy
Motif
2
Who provides the brains and will behind Macbeth's scheming?
Lady Macduff
Hecate
Lady Macbeth
Malcolm
3
What are the three major motifs of Macbeth?
Hallucination, Delusion, War
Violence, Prophecy, Hallucination
Violence, Gender, Delusion
Hallucination, War, Gender
4
What year did the ampersand begin to fall out of favor with the rest of the ABC's?
1877
1835
1865
1863
5
What character trait most defines Macbeth?
Ambition
Bravery
Fearsomeness
Vanity
6
Which of Shakespeare's other plays is Macbeth most often compared to?
Antony and Cleopatra
The Tragedy of Othello
The Tragedy of Julius Ceasur
Merchant of Venice
7
The witches represent all of the following except...
darkness
conflict
chaos
modernity
8
One theme of Macbeth has Cruelty linked to...
Femininity
Swords and daggers
Lying witches
Masculinity
9
All of the following are true about Macbeth
except
...
It is his shortest play
It was written between 1599 and 1606
it is the story of a Scottish general
It is taken from Geoffrey's Histories of the Empire
10
What does blood come to symbolize for Macbeth and Lady Macbeth?
Gratitude
Violence
Guilt
Desire
11
What is Malcolm referring to when he says, "...justice, verity, temp'rance, stableness..."?
The qualities of a good woman
the qualities of Macbeth
The qualities of Malcolm
The qualities of a model king
12
Objects, characters, figures, and colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts are...
Similes
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
13
What do some people in the backstage world of the theater believe about this play?
That it is the best.
That it is cursed.
That it is lucky.
That it is too short.
14
A main theme of Macbeth is...
Women are the power behind the throne
Witches know best
Banquo would be a better king
Unchecked ambition corrupts
15
What popular children's song is the "A,B,C" song derived from?
Won't you be my neighbor
Maman, beide, Maman
One, two, buckle my shoe
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
16
Due to numerous allusions to the
Gunpowder Plot
, what year do many think the play was written?
1603
1599
1606
1600
