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Cards (8)

  • What is hamartia?
    A character's fatal flaw.
  • What technique is "Bellona's Bridegroom"?
    Plosive
  • What does the quote, "Like a valour's minion" emphasise?
    In act 1, Scene 2, the simile represents Macbeth's bravery and how he will follow any order to show his devotion to his country and king.
  • What does the quote, "Bellona's Bridegroom" emphasise?
    In act 1, Scene 2, the plosive reflects a strong "B" sound to show Macbeth's personality and how he is practically married to war and shows he is good at fighting strategies. He has a good and successful partnership.
  • What is a soliloquy?
    One character on stage speaking to the audience.
  • What does regicide mean?
    The action of killing the king.
  • What is a motif?
    A recurring image.
  • What quote is a biblical illusion?
    "Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under't"