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• What type of play is Macbeth?

  Shakespearean tragedy
• Why is it important to understand the conventions of tragedy in Macbeth?

  It shows understanding of the writer's craft
• Who is the tragic hero in Macbeth?

  Macbeth
• What is Macbeth's fatal flaw?

  His ambition
• Who serves as a foil to Macbeth?

  Banquo
• What does fate represent in Macbeth?

  Man's powerlessness over God
• How does the supernatural affect the natural order in Macbeth?

  It threatens God's plan
• What is catharsis in the context of Macbeth?

  Shared expression of sympathy for Macbeth
• What types of conflict are present in Macbeth?

  External and internal conflict
• What does the final restoration of the status quo mean in Macbeth?

  Things return to normal after Macbeth's death
• What is dramatic irony?

  When the audience knows something a character does not
• How does Shakespeare create dramatic irony in Macbeth?

  Through soliloquies and audience knowledge
• What is the five-part structure of a tragedy?

  Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement
• What occurs during the exposition of Macbeth?

  Introduction to themes and witches in a storm
• What does the rising action in Macbeth signify?

  Macbeth's tragic flaw is exposed
• What is the climax of Macbeth?

  Macbeth decides to kill King Duncan
• What happens during the falling action of Macbeth?

  Macbeth realizes he is not invincible
• What is the denouement in Macbeth?

  Macbeth is killed and Malcolm becomes king
• What are the three forms of poetic language used by Shakespeare?

  Blank verse, rhymed verse, prose
• What is the purpose of using different forms of language in Macbeth?

  To distinguish characters and reveal psychology
• What is blank verse?

  Unrhymed lines of ten syllables
• How is blank verse used in Macbeth?

  To represent human feelings in speeches
• What is rhymed verse?

  Sets of rhymed couplets
• Why do the witches speak in rhymed verse?

  To reflect ritualistic and supernatural events
• How does Macbeth's speech in rhymed couplets relate to the witches?

  It links him to their evil nature
• What is prose?

  Unrhymed lines with no pattern
• When is prose used in Macbeth?

  For serious episodes and madness
• What does sleep symbolize in Macbeth?

  Peace or calm
• How does Macbeth's murder of Duncan affect his ability to sleep?

  He loses the possibility of peaceful life
• What does blood symbolize in Macbeth?

  Guilt
• How does Lady Macbeth's perception of blood change throughout the play?

  She initially believes it can be washed away
• What do hallucinations represent in Macbeth?

  Guilt and psychological decline
• What does light and dark symbolize in Macbeth?

  Good and evil
• How does Lady Macbeth's call for darkness reflect her desires?

  It shows her evil intentions
• What natural occurrences reflect the chaos in Scotland after Duncan's murder?

  Strange weather and darkness
• How does the disruption of the Great Chain of Being relate to Macbeth?

  It causes chaos and darkness in the kingdom