Characteristics of Shakespearean Tragedy for Macbeth

Romeo and Juliet is a

• tragedy

• comedy

• holiday classic

• Shakespeare's first play

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This term describes a character who usually fails or dies because of a character flaw or a cruel twist of fate:

• antagonist

• tragic hero

• protagonist

• foil

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When an audience knows more about the characters and this knowledge helps build suspense, that is called

• dramatic irony

• an aside

• soliloquy

• a tragedy

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A soliloquy is

• a speech give by a character alone

• when the audience knows more than the characters

• a humorous scene or speech intended to relieve tension

• reveals a character's public thoughts

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Aside describes

• the opposing force of the protagonist

• exposure of a character's thoughts and feelings to the audience

• a character's private thoughts

• building suspense

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During an aside, others on stage can hear the character's remarks.

• True

• False

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"Thrice to thine, and thrice to mine

And thrice again, to make up nine." is an example of

• blank verse

• parallelism

• soliloquy

• repetition

Rhetorical questions

• must be paired with a correct answer

• require no answer

• use words or phrases more than once to emphasize ideas

• suffer complete ruin or death

Parallelism

• is a mathematical term, not a literary device

• is the use of words or phrases more than once to emphasize ideas

• is the repetition of grammatical structures to express ideas that are related or of equal importance

• uses questions that require no answer to make the speaker's rightness seem self-evident

Macbeth is a story about

• power, ambition, and betrayal

• two star-crossed lovers

• Shakespeare's experience with Lady Macbeth

• waging peace between two countries