Macbeth- Act 2

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  1. kern
    the part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body
    The merciless Macdonwald --
    Worthy to be a rebel, for to that
    The multiplying villanies of nature
    Do swarm upon him -- from the western isles
    Of kerns and gallowglasses is supplied;
    And fortune, on his damned quarrel smiling,
    Show'd like a rebel's whore: but all's too weak:
    For brave Macbeth -- well he deserves that name --
    Disdaining fortune, with his brandish'd steel,
    Which smoked with bloody execution,
    Like valour's minion carved out his passage
    Till he faced the slave...
  2. thane
    a feudal lord or baron
    [Enter ROSS]



    MALCOLM

    The worthy thane of Ross.
  3. disburse
    expend, as from a fund
    ROSS

    That now
    Sweno, the Norways' king, craves composition:
    Nor would we deign him burial of his men
    Till he disbursed at Saint Colme's inch
    Ten thousand dollars to our general use.
  4. direful
    causing fear or dread or terror
    Sergeant

    As whence the sun 'gins his reflection
    Shipwrecking storms and direful thunders break,
    So from that spring whence comfort seem'd to come
    Discomfort swells.
  5. minion
    a servile or fawning dependent
    The merciless Macdonwald --
    Worthy to be a rebel, for to that
    The multiplying villanies of nature
    Do swarm upon him -- from the western isles
    Of kerns and gallowglasses is supplied;
    And fortune, on his damned quarrel smiling,
    Show'd like a rebel's whore: but all's too weak:
    For brave Macbeth -- well he deserves that name --
    Disdaining fortune, with his brandish'd steel,
    Which smoked with bloody execution,
    Like valour's minion carved out his passage
    Till he faced the slave...
  6. valour
    the qualities of a hero or heroine
    The merciless Macdonwald --
    Worthy to be a rebel, for to that
    The multiplying villanies of nature
    Do swarm upon him -- from the western isles
    Of kerns and gallowglasses is supplied;
    And fortune, on his damned quarrel smiling,
    Show'd like a rebel's whore: but all's too weak:
    For brave Macbeth -- well he deserves that name --
    Disdaining fortune, with his brandish'd steel,
    Which smoked with bloody execution,
    Like valour's minion carved out his passage
    Till he faced the slave...
  7. reeking
    giving off a strong unpleasant smell
    If I say sooth, I must report they were
    As cannons overcharged with double cracks, so they
    Doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe:
    Except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds,
    Or memorise another Golgotha,
    I cannot tell.
  8. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
    ROSS

    From Fife, great king;
    Where the Norweyan banners flout the sky
    And fan our people cold.
  9. sooth
    truth or reality
    If I say sooth, I must report they were
    As cannons overcharged with double cracks, so they
    Doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe:
    Except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds,
    Or memorise another Golgotha,
    I cannot tell.
  10. vantage
    place or situation affording some benefit
    Mark, king of Scotland, mark:
    No sooner justice had with valour arm'd
    Compell'd these skipping kerns to trust their heels,
    But the Norweyan lord surveying vantage,
    With furbish'd arms and new supplies of men
    Began a fresh assault.
  11. reek
    give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.
    If I say sooth, I must report they were
    As cannons overcharged with double cracks, so they
    Doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe:
    Except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds,
    Or memorise another Golgotha,
    I cannot tell.
  12. broil
    cook by exposing to strong heat in a part of an oven
    Say to the king the knowledge of the broil
    As thou didst leave it.
  13. plight
    a situation from which extrication is difficult
    He can report,
    As seemeth by his plight, of the revolt
    The newest state.
  14. valiant
    having or showing heroism or courage
    DUNCAN

    O valiant cousin! worthy gentleman!
  15. cling
    hold on tightly or tenaciously
    Sergeant

    Doubtful it stood;
    As two spent swimmers, that do cling together
    And choke their art.
  16. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
    The merciless Macdonwald --
    Worthy to be a rebel, for to that
    The multiplying villanies of nature
    Do swarm upon him -- from the western isles
    Of kerns and gallowglasses is supplied;
    And fortune, on his damned quarrel smiling,
    Show'd like a rebel's whore: but all's too weak:
    For brave Macbeth -- well he deserves that name --
    Disdaining fortune, with his brandish'd steel,
    Which smoked with bloody execution,
    Like valour's minion carved out his passage
    Till he faced the slave...
  17. crave
    have an appetite or great desire for
    ROSS

    That now
    Sweno, the Norways' king, craves composition:
    Nor would we deign him burial of his men
    Till he disbursed at Saint Colme's inch
    Ten thousand dollars to our general use.
Created on Fri Mar 05 14:30:12 EST 2010

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