Macbeth

2. “His murder is an attack on God’s appointed natural ruler” (7)
3. “Apparition that haunts Macbeth at a banquet” (5)
4. “Macbeth sees this weapon leading him to Duncan’s chamber” (6)
6. “The turning point of the play, often the point of no return” (6)
8. “After Duncan’s murder, these creatures devour each other, a sign of chaos” (5)
11. “The witches greet Macbeth with three of these” (7)
14. “A tragic hero’s fatal flaw—Macbeth’s is ambition” (8)
15. “Queen of the witches” (6,3)
16. “The tragic resolution in which the hero meets destruction” (11)
17. “A moving this is a supernatural illusion that heralds Macbeth’s defeat” (6)

1. “Genre of play in which a great man falls due to a fatal flaw” (8)
3. Chain “Macbeth’s regicide disrupts this medieval hierarchy” (7,5)
5. “Sleepwalking Lady Macbeth embodies this breakdown of the natural and moral order” (5)
6. “Disrupted by unnatural murder, Scotland falls into this” (5)
7. “The ‘instruments of darkness’ that tempt Macbeth” (5)
9. “Banquo’s ghost is a sign of this collapsing boundary between worlds” (10)
10. “James I believed kings ruled by this divine system” (5,7)
12. “Symbol of natural order—Duncan’s reign is compared to this gentle season” (6)
13. “Moment of recognition when Macbeth realises the witches have tricked him” (11)