Writer's Methods & Techniques (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What is the primary function of soliloquies in Macbeth?
What is the primary function of soliloquies in Macbeth?
Provide direct access to inner thoughts
In the dagger soliloquy, what does the imagined dagger symbolise?
In the dagger soliloquy, what does the imagined dagger symbolise?
Guilt, temptation & psychological descent
When Duncan says the castle 'hath a pleasant seat', what technique is Shakespeare using?
When Duncan says the castle 'hath a pleasant seat', what technique is Shakespeare using?
Dramatic irony
How does dramatic irony affect the audience in Macbeth?
How does dramatic irony affect the audience in Macbeth?
Transforms them into helpless witnesses
What does blood imagery primarily symbolise throughout Macbeth?
What does blood imagery primarily symbolise throughout Macbeth?
Guilt, violence & psychological torment
What does Lady Macbeth's hallucinated bloodstain represent?
What does Lady Macbeth's hallucinated bloodstain represent?
The psychological weight of guilt
What is pathetic fallacy in Macbeth?
What is pathetic fallacy in Macbeth?
Nature reflecting human emotions/states
What natural disturbances occur after Duncan's murder?
What natural disturbances occur after Duncan's murder?
Unruly night, chimneys blown down, screams
How do the short scenes in Acts 4 and 5 reflect Macbeth's state?
How do the short scenes in Acts 4 and 5 reflect Macbeth's state?
Mirror his deteriorating mental state
What do the witches' words 'Fair is foul, and foul is fair' establish?
What do the witches' words 'Fair is foul, and foul is fair' establish?
The play's moral ambiguity
What does Banquo's ghost appearing only to Macbeth demonstrate?
What does Banquo's ghost appearing only to Macbeth demonstrate?
Macbeth's guilt & descent into madness
How does Banquo function as a foil to Macbeth?
How does Banquo function as a foil to Macbeth?
He maintains nobility despite prophecy