Vocab

• Subterfuge - deceit in order to obtain one's goal (Lady Macbeth and Macbeth)
• Equivocation language - A way of speaking that is intentionally not clear and confusing to other people in order to hide the truth (The witches)
• Hamartia - A fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine (Macbeth's all consuming ambition)
• Hubris - The characteristic of having excessive confidence or arrogance (Macbeth)
• Regicide - The action of killing a king
• Malevolent - evil