KEY WORDS CHARACTERS TECHNIQUES THEMES USEFUL SUPER VOCAB SPELLINGS Blank verse betrayal Shakespeare protagonist Macbeth Rhyming ambition Jacobean foreboding Lady Macbeth couplet treason cyclical macabre Banquo Prose structure remorse/ ominous Fleance Metaphorical guilt apparitions nemesis Macduff symbolism deception prophecies antagonist Lady Macduff imagery loyalty/trust tragedy proleptic irony Donalbain irony death/ scene paradox Malcolm murder soliloquy thane iambic King Duncan pentameter foreshadowing morality Birnam Witches/Weird simile revenge Wood equivocation Sisters personification supernatural masculinity catharsis Ross metaphor heroism heir antithesis Siward dramatic irony respect/ suicide ambiguity Young Siward honour oxymoron prophecy totalitarian state power Macdonald suspense regicide pathetic fallacy greed ambiance climax violence friendship self- fulfilling relationship prophecies hamartia usurper unconventional
KEY WORDS CHARACTERS TECHNIQUES THEMES USEFUL SPELLINGS SUPER VOCAB Macbeth Lady Macbeth Banquo Fleance Macduff Lady Macduff Donalbain Malcolm King Duncan Witches/Weird Sisters Ross Siward Young Siward Macdonald Blank verse Rhyming couplet Prose Metaphorical symbolism imagery irony soliloquy foreshadowing simile personification metaphor dramatic irony oxymoron suspense climax betrayal ambition treason remorse/ guilt deception loyalty/trust death/ murder morality revenge supernatural heroism respect/ honour power greed friendship relationship Shakespeare Jacobean cyclical structure apparitions prophecies tragedy scene thane Birnam Wood masculinity heir suicide prophecy regicide violence protagonist foreboding macabre ominous nemesis antagonist proleptic irony paradox iambic pentameter equivocation catharsis antithesis ambiguity totalitarian state pathetic fallacy ambiance self- fulfilling prophecies hamartia usurper unconventional