MacBeth Vocabulary

Aside

• away from each other

• in addition to something else

• gives the audience a glimpse into the character's thoughts.

denoument

• glimpse into the character's thoughts

• after the climax when conflict is finally resolved

• a recurring element in a literary work

Motif

• a recurring element in a literary work; repeats to enhance or bring attention to an idea

• the decisive moment, or turning point

• a brief story, usually told because it is relevant to the subject

crisis

• a recurring element

• the decisive moment, or turning point; climax

• a brief story, usually told because it is relevant to the subject

antidote

• the decisive moment, or turning point

• a brief story, usually told because it is relevant to the subject

• cure for a poison

verbal irony

• when a character uses a statement with underlying meanings that contrast with its literal meaning

• a brief story, usually told because it is relevant to the subject

• cure for a poison

dramatic irony

• when a character uses a statement with underlying meanings that contrast with its literal meaning

• understands something about a character's actions or an event but the characters do not

• a period of time between events

interim

• a period of time between events

• understands something about a character's actions or an event but the characters do not

• to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon)

soliloquy

• a period of time between events

• a dramatic discourse delivered by a character who is alone and not addressing other characters

• to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon)

prophecy

• excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain

• a prediction that somehow causes itself to come true.

• a dramatic discourse delivered by a character who is alone and not addressing other characters