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WorksheetsMacbeth Vocabulary and Context
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Acting dishonestly for personal gain. Macbeth becomes _________ as he gains power.
Corrupt
Tyrant
Usurp
Hamartia
Having/showing no pity for others. Macbeth becomes _________ in his desire to keep the throne, killing more and more people (e.g. Macduff's wife and children)
Treason
Deceptive
Corrupt
Ruthless
The belief that God set out the natural order with the monarch at the top. Any disruption of this would disrupt the natural order.
The Gunpowder Plot
The Great Chain of Being
Cyclical narrative
The Rights of Monarchs
____ believed he was chosen by God (the Divine Right of Kings) so usurping the king was an act against God.
Banquo
James I
Duncan
Charles II
____ were seen as in league with the devil. King James I was involved in trials and wrote a book on them.
Ghosts
Witches
Spirits
Queens
The plotting against a king/queen (seen as the worst crime). Macbeth fears the consequences of his _________ when plotting to kill King Duncan.
Deceptive
Ruthless
Tyrant
Treason
Used when 'you' is the object of a sentence e.g. 'I gave ___ an apple'.
Thy
Thee
Thine
Thou
Yours e.g. 'This apple is ____'.
Thy
Thee
Thou
Thine
A foiled attack on the life of King James I which occurred just before Macbeth was written.
Tragic hero
The Great Chain of Being
The Gunpowder Plot
The James I murder plot
A cruel or oppressive leader. By the end, Macbeth is a _________, hated by his people.
Hamartia
Tyrant
Corrupt
Usurper
You (used with friends/family)
Thee
Thou
You
Thy
A character who makes an error in judgement leading to their downfall. At the end, we see Macbeth as a_______ who has fallen from greatness to despair.
Tragic hero
Usurper
Machiavelli
Tyrant
To take a position of power by force. By killing Duncan, Macbeth _____s the throne.
Tyrant
Usurp
Steal
Hamartia
Your e.g. 'This is ____ apple'
Thine
Thy
Thou
You
A fatal flaw leading to a downfall. Macbeth's _________ is his ambition.
Hamartia
Usurp
Tyrant
Hubris
Giving a misleading impression. The witches are _________ and mislead Macbeth with their riddle-like prophecies.
Ruthless
Deceptive
Corrupt
Hamartia
Which of these moments in the play is an allusion to The Gunpowder Plot?
Lady Macbeth claims that her husband is 'too full of the milk of human kindness'. (Act 1)
Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to 'Look like th' innocent flower but be the serpent under't' (Act 1)
Macbeth decides to 'give to th' edge o' th' sword [Macduff's] wife, his babes and all unfortunate souls.' (Act 4)
Macbeth claims that 'Amen stuck in [his] throat'. (Act 2)
Which of these is used to show how Nature has been disrupted when Macbeth breaks the Great Chain of Being?
The Thane of Cawdor dies.
An owl kills a falcon.
The queen dies.
A mouse kills a horse.
Which of these is an accurate definition of The Divine Right of Kings?
The monarch is given the right to rule by the people.
The monarch is given the right to rule by Parliament.
The monarch is given the right to rule by God.
The monarch is given the right to rule by the Church.
Which of these moments best demonstrates how far Macbeth has fallen as a tragic hero?
He slaughters Macduff's family.
He hallucinates the ghost of Banquo.
He murders King Duncan.
He hallucinates a dagger leading him to Duncan's room.
