Key Moments (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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3 titles witches give Macbeth (Act 1, Scene 3)
3 titles witches give Macbeth (Act 1, Scene 3)
Thane of Glamis, Thane of Cawdor, future king
Witches' prophecy about Banquo's descendants
Witches' prophecy about Banquo's descendants
Will father a line of kings
Theme introduced by witches' prophecies
Theme introduced by witches' prophecies
Fate vs. free will
What Lady Macbeth asks spirits to do (Act 1, Scene 5)
What Lady Macbeth asks spirits to do (Act 1, Scene 5)
Unsex her & fill her with cruelty
Theme in Lady Macbeth's soliloquy (Act 1, Scene 5)
Theme in Lady Macbeth's soliloquy (Act 1, Scene 5)
Gender and power
Crime Macbeth commits in Act 2, Scene 2
Crime Macbeth commits in Act 2, Scene 2
Regicide (murder of King Duncan)
What Macbeth sees at banquet (Act 3, Scene 4)
What Macbeth sees at banquet (Act 3, Scene 4)
Ghost of Banquo
What Banquo's ghost reveals about Macbeth
What Banquo's ghost reveals about Macbeth
Growing paranoia, guilt & unravelling sanity
1st apparition's warning (Act 4, Scene 1)
1st apparition's warning (Act 4, Scene 1)
Beware Macduff
2nd apparition's prophecy (Act 4, Scene 1)
2nd apparition's prophecy (Act 4, Scene 1)
No man born of woman will harm him
3rd apparition's prophecy (Act 4, Scene 1)
3rd apparition's prophecy (Act 4, Scene 1)
Won't be vanquished till Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane
Lady Macbeth's action whilst sleepwalking (Act 5, Scene 1)
Lady Macbeth's action whilst sleepwalking (Act 5, Scene 1)
Compulsively washing hands
How Malcolm's forces advance on castle (Act 5)
How Malcolm's forces advance on castle (Act 5)
Using branches from Birnam Wood as camouflage
Macduff's revelation about his birth (Act 5)
Macduff's revelation about his birth (Act 5)
Born by caesarean section (from mother's womb untimely ripp'd)
Definition of hubris
Definition of hubris
Excessive pride or self-confidence