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Allusions in Macbeth

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1
"A little water clears us of this dead: how easy is it then!" is an example of....
Biblical allusion
Mythical allusion
2
During what reign did Shakespeare wrote Macbeth
Reign of James 7th
Reign of Harrison 4th
Reign of James 1st
Reign of William 2nd
3
The allusions in Macbeth help to show...
Macbeth´s character, his fear of judgement and his ambition
The mood in the play
Flashbacks and foreshadowings
The environment of the play
4
What is an allusion?
I don´t know
Reference of a movie in a writing.
Indirect reference to an historical person or event.
Authors work appears in another of his/her works.
5
The play Macbeth contains...
Mythical and biblical allusions.
Mythical allusions.
Biblical allusions.
Cultural allusions.
6
"Turn hell hound, turn" is an example of....
mythical allusion
none of the above
Biblical allusion
7
"To offer up a weak,innocent lamb, T'appease an angry God" is an example of...
Mythical allusion
I don´t know
Biblical allusion
Cultural allusion
8
When was William Shakespeare born?
April 20th
May 23rd
September 24th
April 23rd
9
"Except they mean to bathe in reeking wounds or memorise another Golgotha, I cannot tell you"
Is a Mythical allusion
Is a Cultural allusion
Is a Biblical allusion
I don´t know
10
Allusions are used by authors because..
The stories look more professional
They want to make the story hard to read
They make a comparison between his own characters of story
They make comparison between character and history