Intro to Drama and Macbeth

What is situational irony?

Banquo is set up as the mythical/historical ancestor for King James I.

What role do the three witches play in the first part of the play?

What kind of play was performed in the church or on the church steps?

Macbeth lies to Banquo and tells him that he never thinks about the witches and prophecy.

Which of the following is an example of a Morality play?

What is dramatic irony?

Most scholars believe that Shakespeare wrote Macbeth after

At the end of the play, Macduff becomes king of Scotland.

What is the painted back wall of the Greek amphitheater?

What kind of king is King Duncan?

Which of the following Greek words means "excessive pride"?

Who was the patron mythological god of the stage?

What is a Shakespearean play that chronicles the life of an English monarch?

Macbeth has no fear of the forces of Malcolm and Siward because

Malcolm orders his troops to

Why doesn't Lady Macbeth kill Duncan herself?

The lives of saints, the Resurrection, the Flood and the Creation are

What is a comedy?

What does Macduff bring Malcolm after the fighting is over?

Actors in Greek drama wore masks to express emotion.

What is a literary device where characters or events in a play symbolize other ideas or concepts?

What is a major characteristic of a tragic hero?

What does Macbeth forget to do because he is so disturbed after murdering Duncan?

What is a tragedy?

What is verbal irony?

What is a protagonist?

The classical tragic hero was a person of high, noble birth.

Macbeth's first title is the Thane of Glamis.

What is Macbeth's tragic flaw?

What kind of plays were performed in the back of a wagon?

Which of the following Greek words means "emotional cleansing"?

Seyton tells Macbeth that Lady Macbeth is dead.

What does Macduff reveal during his fight with Macbeth?

What is an antagonist?

Lady Macduff's guilty conscience has led her to

What are the two main types of classical drama?

The play Romeo and Juliet followed all the classical unities.

Macbeth wants to kill Banquo because the witches predicted that Banquo's descendants would be kings.

Who is considered the father of drama?

Greek drama utilized elaborate sets and costumes.

What are the two main divisions of a play?

Who was the Greek philosopher responsible for developing the basic elements of classical tragedy?

The 3 unities of ancient Greek drama were time, place, and dialogue.

Macbeth is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy.

What is a long speech by a character while alone on the stage?

The witches tell Banquo that he will be king.

What is an aside?