Characters: Macbeth (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What is Macbeth's tragic character arc described as in the play?
What is Macbeth's tragic character arc described as in the play?
Noble hero to paranoid tyrant
What is Macbeth's hamartia (tragic flaw)?
What is Macbeth's hamartia (tragic flaw)?
Ambition
What title does Macbeth earn for his bravery in battle?
What title does Macbeth earn for his bravery in battle?
Thane of Cawdor
What does the witches' prophecy plant in Macbeth's mind?
What does the witches' prophecy plant in Macbeth's mind?
Seeds of ambition
How does Lady Macbeth manipulate Macbeth in Act I?
How does Lady Macbeth manipulate Macbeth in Act I?
She questions his manhood
What does Macbeth experience immediately after killing Duncan?
What does Macbeth experience immediately after killing Duncan?
Horror and guilt
What hallucination haunts Macbeth in Act III?
What hallucination haunts Macbeth in Act III?
Banquo's ghost
How do power dynamics shift between Macbeth & Lady Macbeth in Act III?
How do power dynamics shift between Macbeth & Lady Macbeth in Act III?
He becomes more dominant
What do the witches' prophecies in Act IV give Macbeth?
What do the witches' prophecies in Act IV give Macbeth?
False sense of invincibility
Whose family does Macbeth order murdered in Act IV?
Whose family does Macbeth order murdered in Act IV?
Macduff's family
How does Macbeth react to Lady Macbeth's suicide in Act V?
How does Macbeth react to Lady Macbeth's suicide in Act V?
Numb and indifferent
Who ultimately kills Macbeth in Act V?
Who ultimately kills Macbeth in Act V?
Macduff
What does 'latent ambition' mean in relation to Macbeth?
What does 'latent ambition' mean in relation to Macbeth?
Dormant desire awakened externally
Why does Macbeth's relationship with Banquo deteriorate?
Why does Macbeth's relationship with Banquo deteriorate?
His growing paranoia