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Loyal friend of Macbeth. He bares witness to the initial prophecies made by the Three Witches. Though eager to learn his own destiny, he serves as a counterpoint to how one deals with fate. Macbeth kills to reach his. is content to let destiny carve it's own path. Later killed to preserve Macbeth's status, he reappears as a ghost
Banquo
The goddess of witchcraft, who helps the three witches work their mischief on Macbeth
Hecate
scottish nobleman against Macbeth
Ross
The son of Duncan, whose restoration to the throne signals Scotland’s return to order following Macbeth’s reign of terror. becomes a serious challenge to Macbeth with Macduff’s aid (and the support of England). Prior to this, he appears weak and uncertain of his own power, as when he and Donalbain flee Scotland after their father’s murder.
Malcolm
Her ambition for Macbeth's future rivals and arguably exceeds that of Macbeth's. She goads Macbeth to kill King Duncan when Macbeth hesitates. Later despite the appearance of calm, she becomes increasingly obsessed with the blood on her hands which no one else can see. A study of the apparent falsehood of denying ones conscience and feelings
Lady Macbeth
The tragic focus of this play. Originally a loyal and honest man, his descent into murder and betrayal is the tale of how ambition can tarnish even the purest of souls. Driven by loyalty to King Duncan, his own "Vaulting ambition," leads to him killing King Duncan to secure his own destiny
Macbeth
Son of Banquo and the first in a line of kings prophesied by the Three Witches. Escaping when his father was killed, Fleance represents a future Macbeth cannot bear; a line of kings following Banquo and not his own sons
Fleance
The loyal but naïve, trusting King. At the beginning of the play when betrayed by the original Thane of Cawdor, he grants this title upon the loyal Macbeth who secured the King victory in battle against this Thane of Cawdor. Ironically, he later dies at the sword of the trusted Macbeth, the new Thane of Cawdor. His death sets up the theme of the natural order being disturbed, later alluded to by the Old Man
Duncan
Born unnaturally by caesarian section, this nobleman of Scotland restores Malcolm to his rightful place as king. Alluded to by The Second Apparition as an agent of Macbeth's downfall, he loses his wife and children to Macbeth who had them murdered
MacDuff
she and her son were brutally murdered by men hired by Macbeth in order to secure his throne
Lady MacDuff
an apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth ("whoever loses his life, shall find it.")
paradox
A humorous scene or incident that alleviates tension in an otherwise serious work
comic relief
A struggle between opposing forces which is the driving force of a story
conflict
A character who is meant to represent characteristics, values, ideas, etc. which are directly and diametrically opposed to those of another character, usually the protagonist
foil
The single characteristic (usually negative) or personality disorder which causes the downfall of the protagonist
tragic flaw
A protagonist who comes to a bad end as a result of his own behavior, usually cased by a specific personality disorder or character flaw
tragic hero
A work intended to interest, involve, and amuse the reader or audience, in which no terrible disaster occurs and that ends happily for the main characters
ends in a marriage
comedy
a literary and particularly a dramatic presentation of serious actions in which the chief character has a disastrous fate
ends in a death
tragedy
occurs when facts are not known to the characters in a literary piece but is known to the audience. a speech delivered by a character in a play or other literature while alone, or an utterance by a person who is talking to him/herself, disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present
dramatic irony: soliloquy
occurs when facts are not known to the characters in a literary piece but is known to the audience. an actor's speech, directed to the audience, that is not supposed to be heard by other actors on stage
dramatic irony: aside
also known as unrhymed iambic pentameter. unrhymed lines of ten syllables each with the even-numbered syllables bearing the accents
blank verse
a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
analogy
the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story
foreshadowing
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