| parallelism | refers to the use of similar or identical arrangements of words, sentences, paragraphs, grammar structures, or ideas; used for emphasis |
| metaphor | a figure of speech that imaginatively identifies one thing with another in order to imply a comparison. |
| plot | the series of events that occur during the course of the play |
| crisis | the point in the story where the conflict reaches is greatest suspense; usually it is also the turning point in the play. |
| example of parallelism | Lady Macbeth: “‘Tis safer to be that which we destroy/Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy.”Macbeth: “Better be with the dead,/ Whom we, to gain our peace, have sent to peace,/Than on the torture of the mind to lie/In restless ecstacy.” |
| example of metaphor | “There the grown serpent lies; the worm that’s fled/Hath nature in time will venom breed,/No teeth for th’ present.” |
| example of crisis | Macbeth’s plan to do away with both Banquo and Fleance fails, which means the prophecy can still come true. |
Macbeth Quiz III
August 31, 2019