Macbeth vocab

• What does the term "ambition" refer to?


  Having a strong wish to be successful, powerful, or rich
• What does "explores" mean?

  Looks at in detail
• What is the Jacobian period?

  The period of time from 1603 to 1825 when James I was King of England
• What is a hallucination?

  When you see or hear something that doesn't exist
• How does the term "manipulative" relate to behavior?

  It refers to influencing or controlling someone to your advantage, often without them knowing
• What does "mysterious" mean?

  Strange or not understood
• What does "patriarchal" refer to?

  Ruled or controlled by men
• What is a prophecy?

  A statement that says what will happen in the future
• What is regicide?

  The act of killing a king
• What does "duplicitous" mean?


  Deceiving others/ two faced
• What does it mean to "subvert" something?

  To overthrow established expectations or meaning
• What does "contrast" mean in literature?

  To show differences
• What is "imagery" in writing?

  Words used by a writer that create pictures in your mind
• What is "symbolism" in a text?

  When an object, animal, or thing represents a much bigger idea
• What is a soliloquy?

  A speech in a play when a character speaks only to themselves
• What defines a tragedy in literature?

  A play that ends in death, where the main character brings about their own downfall
• What is a tragic flaw?

  The weakness in the tragic hero that leads to their downfall
• What is "hamartia"?

  A fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine
• What is an aside in drama?

  A comment made by one character without the other characters hearing
• What is a hamartia? 


  A fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero
• catharsis meaning 


  providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.