Flashcards in Macbeth Key Terms Deck (14):
A remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but is supposed to be unheard by the other characters in the play.
An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
A recurring theme or idea
Be a warning or indication of (a future event)
When a problem or continuous matter is solved in the play
The most intense, exciting, or important point of the novel
The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.
A fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero.
A sudden reversal of fortune or change in circumstances.
A line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable. Typically used in Shakespeare's plays
The attribution of human feelings and responses to inanimate things or animals (usually the weather)
The leading character or one of the major characters in the play