English key words

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Protagonist
Main character of a play, novella etc
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Tragic hero
A protagonist who has a fatal flaw that leads to ones tragic downfall
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Malignant forces
Evil
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Ominous
Something bad is going to happen
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Eponymous character
Macbeth is the title of the book
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Inner turmoil
Psychologically weak
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Virtuous
Having excellent morals
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Soliloquies
Characters speak to them self and the audience revealing their thoughts and feelings to the audience
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Noble
High class person with good morals
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Redemption
To redeem yourself in the eyes of God
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Sacrilege
Going against the wishes of God
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Paradoxs
Statements that contradict each other
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Prose
No rhyme or rhythm
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Servile
Survent to mankind
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Iambic Pentameter
Rhyme but no rhythm, blank verse, sounds like a natural heart beat (how the nobles speak in Macbeth)
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Trochaic tetrameter
Sounds sinister and song like (witches dialogue)
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Morbid curiosity
Emotion were your curious but know the result will be negative
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A protagonist who has a fatal flaw that leads to ones tragic downfall

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Tragic hero

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Evil

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Something bad is going to happen

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Macbeth is the title of the book

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