Unit Exam Study Sheet
The Tragedy of Macbeth
I. Reading Comprehension:
You will be tested on how well you know and understand the play.
Suggestions
 Re-read some of the play itself
 Review your notes and annotations on the play for each act
 Review your eWorksheet questions on each act
II. Character Identification
You will need to be able to identify each of the major (and some minor) characters of the play.
Suggestions
 Study your character data sheet
 Review your notes and annotations on characters
III. Quote Identification
You will be give quotations from the play and asked to identify who said them and/or what they
refer to or mean.
Suggestions
 Review your notes and annotations for each act of the play
 Consult your Macbeth in-class data sheet
IV. Literary Terms & Passage Analysis
You will need to know how to define and how to identify the following literary terms in
Macbeth. You will also need to know how to apply these terms in passage analyses.
paradox
simile
theme
chorus
allusion
couplet
rhyme
foreshadowing
verbal irony
hyperbole
motif
understatement
quatrain
stanza
symbol
situational irony
aside
personification
iambic pentameter
blank verse
alliteration
metaphor
dramatic irony
soliloquy
foil
iambic tetrameter
rhythm
oxymoron
V. Background Information on Shakespeare, His Language, and Macbeth
You are responsible for all the material covered in the following:
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“An Introduction to Macbeth” by Joseph Pearce
“Macbeth: An Introduction to the Play and Playwright”
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VI. How to Write a Literary Essay
You are responsible for all the material covered in the following:
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“How to write a Literary Essay”
V. Short Essay Section
You will be given four to six prompts to answer in a well-developed paragraph pertaining to
some of the following: theme, motif, characterization, plot development, symbolism,
foreshadowing. Some or all of these questions will be in the form of passage analysis. You will be
given a passage and asked to respond to a prompt related to that passage.
Resources:
 You will be able to use your data sheet on this portion of the exam
 You will NOT be able to consult your book or PDF copy of Macbeth.