Macbeth Acts 2-5 Test
General plots of Acts II-IV
Act 2 - killing Duncan Act 3 - killing of Banquo Act 4 - witches apparitions/Malcolm and Macduff (family dies) Act 5 - death of Macbeth
"We are yet but young indeed" means...
After seeing Banquo's ghost Macbeth tells Lady Macbeth that they are still young in the killing business and that is why he is seeing things
Internal conflict definition
An internal conflict is the struggle occurring within a character's mind. Things such as things the character vies for, but can't quite reach.
Act V - imagery
Blood, sleep walking, witches prophecy
Symbolism in Act II
Dagger, blood, sleep (Duncan sleeps - innocence)
Doctors in that time period
Did not understand mental illnesses
Symbolism of babies and children
Future
Theme definition (apply)
Greed, evil, etc.
Purpose of Act III
Killing of Banquo - seeing evil eat Macbeth and unfold
What is the central idea of Act II
Killing of Duncan
Elizabethan Theater
No backgrounds
"Upon my head placed a fruitless crown and put a barren scepter in my grip" means...
The witches told that Banquo's children would have the crown meaning that Macbeth's crown would not be "fruitful"
Act IV - foreshadowing
foreshadowing the downfall of Macbeth (apparitions)
Definition of avarice
greed
Dramatic Irony (apply)
irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.
External conflict definition
struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another character, which drives the dramatic action of the plot: external conflict between Macbeth and Macduff. 2. struggle between a person and an outside force: external conflict between parents and children.
