vocab.

• Who is the antagonist in a story?

  Enemy of the main character
• What is the protagonist in a narrative?

  Main character
• What does a circular structure in a text imply?

  The text revisits similar details at the start and end
• What is anagnorisis?

  A crucial discovery in a narrative
• What is an example of anagnorisis in Macbeth?

  Macbeth realizing he is not invincible
• What is catharsis in the context of a play?

  A cleansing of anxiety for the audience
• When does catharsis occur in Macbeth?

  When Macbeth is killed
• What does the term demise refer to?

  A loss of power, prosperity, or status
• What is hamartia in a character?

  A tragic flaw
• What is Macbeth's hamartia?

  His "vaulting ambition"
• What is a metaphor?

  An implied comparison
• Give an example of a metaphor.

  Blanket of snow
• What is a simile?

  Comparison using 'like' or 'as'
• Provide an example of a simile.

  Like a blanket of snow
• What does regicide mean?

  Killing of a monarch
• What is the zenith in a person's life?

  Highest point of power or success
• What does nadir refer to?

  Opposite of zenith
• What does "duplicitous" mean?

  Deceptive or dishonest
• What does "malevolent" describe?

  Having harmful intentions
• What does "credulous" refer to?

  To believe something easily
• What does it mean to "deceive through lying"?

  To mislead someone with falsehoods
• What does "benevolent" mean?

  Good or kind-hearted
• What does "impervious to" imply?

  Not affected by something
• What does "susceptible to" mean?

  Easily affected by something
• What does "Machiavellian" refer to?

  Clever and secret plans to achieve goals
• What does "malcontent" describe?

  Disappointed and wanting change
• What is "knavery"?

  Dishonest behaviour
• What does it mean to "objectify" someone?

  Treat someone like an object
• What does "epitome of" mean?

  The best example of something
• What does "conflate" mean?

  Combine as one
• What does "emasculate" refer to?

  Question masculinity; weaken
• What does "antithetical to" mean?

  Opposite to something
• What does "conform to" imply?

  Follow a rule or idea
• What does "idealised" mean?

  Perfect or flawless
• What does "complexity" refer to?

  Different, connected parts
• What does "nuance" mean?

  Many sides or subtle differences
• What does "disposable" mean?

  Meant to be thrown away
• What does "tumult" refer to?

  Chaos or disorder
• What does "complement" mean?

  Goes well with something else
• What does "incongruous" mean?

  Out of place or stands out