Hamlet Session 01, 02, and 03

• Literature
• Secondary Education

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This refers to the character's flaw that contributes to their ultimate downfall.

1. Hamartia
2. Catharsis
3. Peripeteia
4. Nemesis

This refers to the audience's empathy/pity/fear toward the protagonist and his/her struggles.

1. Catharsis
2. Hubris
3. Peripeteia
4. Hamartia

This is the point in the Tragic Pattern where the inner and outer conflicts intensify for the Tragic Hero.

1. Gradual isolation
2. Mobilization of opposing forces
3. Tragic recognition
4. Intrusion of time and a sense of urgency

This is the point in the Tragic Pattern where the Tragic Hero operates on what he believes to be the case and not what is ACTUALLY the case.

1. Intrusion of time
2. Tragic Flaw
3. Misreadings and Rationalizations
4. Death

This refers to a long speech that the character delivers to himself/herself.

1. Monologue
2. Aside
3. Soliloquy
4. Dialogue

00:53

Which element of Shakespearean tragedy is evident in these three witches?

1. Tragic Conflict
2. Tragic Hero
3. The Abnormal/Supernatural
4. Tragic Structure

02:35

To what rank does King Duncan promote Macbeth as a reward for his success in the recent battles?

1. Thane of Fife
2. Thane of Cawdor
3. Thane of Glamis
4. Thane of Ross

03:54

What prophecies did the three witches declare to Macbeth and Banquo?

1. Macbeth will be the new Thane of Cawdor and King of Scotland. Banquo's descendants will be kings.
2. Banquo will be the new King of Scotland. Macbeth will serve under his reign.

05:05

What was the "black and deep desire" of Macbeth?

1. To be King of Scotland
2. To become Prince of Cumberland
3. To be a loyal general to the King's army

06:37

What is Macbeth's and Lady Macbeth's fatal flaw or hamartia?

1. Narcissism and Vanity
2. Rashness of Action
3. Unchecked Ambition for Power and Position
4. Excessive Pride and Arrogance

08:49

Macbeth's soliloquy brings forth the picture of an imaginary dagger in front of him. What does this speak of?

1. Macbeth's guilt made him change his mind about killing the king
2. Macbeth has made his decision to kill the King and take the crown as his own.

10:20

What does Macbeth's monologue say about his character?

1. Macbeth is triumphantly proud for having the deed done.
2. Macbeth is feeling guilty for murdering King Duncan

12:48

King Macbeth starts to feel threatened because _________________________; thus, he arranges for Banquo and his son Fleance to be killed.

1. he remembers the prophecy that Banquo's descendants will inherit the throne
2. he brands Banquo and his son as traitors
3. he wants to build a stronger kingdom

17:38

Macbeth seeks out the witches. What did they tell him?

1. Macbeth will fall when Birnam Wood marches into battle against him. He need not fear anyone born of woman.
2. Macbeth needs to be careful in the ides of March, the day he will be assassinated.

18:47

Macduff, pained with grief, persuades Malcolm, son of late King Duncan, to lead an army against Macbeth. This part of the play speaks of ______________________.

1. Misreadings and rationalization
2. Gradual isolation
3. Tragic recognition
4. Mobilization of the opposition

22:03

The witches' final prophecy has come true: Macbeth's foe, Macduff, is really not of woman born. Even though Macbeth knows he cannot defeat Macduff, Macbeth did not give up the fight. What does did mean about Macbeth?

1. Macbeth possesses qualities fit for a king of Scotland.
2. Macbeth's weakness is overlooking the possibility that he can also be defeated.
3. the strength of Macbeth's ambition and desire for power leads only to his own destruction.