| A | B |
|---|
| Macduff | ripped from mother's womb |
| Lady Macbeth | not all the perfumes of Arabia will sweeten her hand |
| Act | major division of a play |
| Foreshadowing | hints about what will happen next in narrative |
| Paradox | statement that reveals truth that seems a contradiction |
| Foil | character that set off another character by contrast |
| Climax | point of greatest intensity in play |
| Anachronism | something that is out of place for the time |
| Comic relief | humor used in play to break serious mood |
| Allusion | reference to person, place, event, lit. work |
| Motif | recurring feature in work of lit. |
| Tragic flaw | defect in tragic hero |
| Aside | lines spoken by actor to himself/audience-other char. do not hear it. |
| Soliloquy | monologue by char. alone on stage-reveals thoughts. |
| Tragedy | drama describing conflict between protagonist and destiny |
| Exposition | start of play/plot triangle |
| Blank verse | unrhymed iambic pentameter |
| First Thane of Cawdor | died more nobly than he lived |
| Symbol | natural disturbances in night that indicate Maceth's evil deedsb |
| One-noble soldier | Malcolm's final image of Macbeth |
