Macbeth Act 2 Scene I

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  1. weird sister
    any of the three goddesses of destiny
    20 I dreamt last night of the three weird sisters: 21 To you they have show'd some truth.
  2. ravish
    hold spellbound
    Now o'er the one half-world 50 Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse 51 The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates 52 Pale Hecat's off'rings; and wither'd Murder, 53 Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, 54 Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, 55 With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design 56 Moves like a ghost.
  3. largess
    liberality in bestowing gifts
    The king's a-bed: 13 He hath been in unusual pleasure, and 14 Sent forth great largess to your offices.
  4. Tarquin
    according to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to 510 BC)
    Now o'er the one half-world 50 Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse 51 The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates 52 Pale Hecat's off'rings; and wither'd Murder, 53 Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, 54 Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, 55 With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design 56 Moves like a ghost.
  5. measureless
    without limits in extent or size or quantity
    15 This diamond he greets your wife withal, 16 By the name of most kind hostess; and shut up 17 In measureless content.
  6. dudgeon
    a feeling of intense righteous anger
    44 Mine eyes are made the fools o' the other senses, 45 Or else worth all the rest; I see thee still, 46 And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood, 47 Which was not so before.
  7. prate
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
    Thou sure and firm-set earth, 57 Hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fear 58 Thy very stones prate of my whereabout, 59 And take the present horror from the time, 60 Which now suits with it.
  8. ravishing
    stunningly beautiful
    Now o'er the one half-world 50 Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse 51 The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates 52 Pale Hecat's off'rings; and wither'd Murder, 53 Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, 54 Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, 55 With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design 56 Moves like a ghost.
  9. sir
    term of address for a man
    FLEANCE I take't, 'tis later, sir.
  10. augment
    enlarge or increase
    BANQUO So I lose none 27 In seeking to augment it, but still keep 28 My bosom franchised and allegiance clear, 29 I shall be counsell'd.
  11. husbandry
    the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
    There's husbandry in heaven; 5 Their candles are all out.
  12. oppress
    come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
    36 Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible 37 To feeling as to sight? or art thou but 38 A dagger of the mind, a false creation, 39 Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?
  13. cleave
    separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
    MACBETH 25 If you shall cleave to my consent, when 'tis, 26 It shall make honour for you.
  14. dagger
    a short knife with a pointed blade
    33 Is this a dagger which I see before me, 34 The handle toward my hand?
  15. stealthy
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
    Now o'er the one half-world 50 Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse 51 The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates 52 Pale Hecat's off'rings; and wither'd Murder, 53 Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, 54 Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, 55 With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design 56 Moves like a ghost.
  16. unprepared
    without preparation; not prepared for
    MACBETH Being unprepared, 18 Our will became the servant to defect; 19 Which else should free have wrought.
  17. gout
    a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
    44 Mine eyes are made the fools o' the other senses, 45 Or else worth all the rest; I see thee still, 46 And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood, 47 Which was not so before.
  18. palpable
    capable of being perceived
    40 I see thee yet, in form as palpable 41 As this which now I draw.
  19. clutch
    take hold of; grab
    Come, let me clutch thee.
  20. witchcraft
    the art of sorcery
    Now o'er the one half-world 50 Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse 51 The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates 52 Pale Hecat's off'rings; and wither'd Murder, 53 Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, 54 Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, 55 With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design 56 Moves like a ghost.
  21. sentinel
    a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
    Now o'er the one half-world 50 Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse 51 The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates 52 Pale Hecat's off'rings; and wither'd Murder, 53 Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, 54 Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, 55 With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design 56 Moves like a ghost.
  22. entreat
    ask for or request earnestly
    MACBETH I think not of them; 22 Yet, when we can entreat an hour to serve, 23 We would spend it in some words upon that business, 24 If you would grant the time.
  23. stride
    walk with long steps
    Now o'er the one half-world 50 Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse 51 The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates 52 Pale Hecat's off'rings; and wither'd Murder, 53 Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, 54 Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, 55 With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design 56 Moves like a ghost.
  24. exit
    move out of or depart from
    Exit Banquo [with Fleance].
  25. thou
    the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
    Take thee that too.
  26. repose
    freedom from activity
    Merciful powers, 8 Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature 9 Gives way to in repose!
  27. bell
    a hollow metal device that makes a ringing sound when struck
    MACBETH 31 Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, 32 She strike upon the bell.
  28. howl
    cry loudly, as of animals
    Now o'er the one half-world 50 Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse 51 The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates 52 Pale Hecat's off'rings; and wither'd Murder, 53 Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, 54 Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, 55 With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design 56 Moves like a ghost.
  29. at rest
    in a state of repose or especially sleep
    BANQUO 12 What, sir, not yet at rest?
  30. weird
    strikingly odd or unusual
    20 I dreamt last night of the three weird sisters: 21 To you they have show'd some truth.
  31. withal
    together with this
    15 This diamond he greets your wife withal, 16 By the name of most kind hostess; and shut up 17 In measureless content.
  32. summon
    ask to come
    6 A heavy summons lies like lead upon me, 7 And yet I would not sleep.
  33. give way
    move in order to make room for someone for something
    Merciful powers, 8 Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature 9 Gives way to in repose!
  34. franchise
    a statutory right or privilege granted by a government
    BANQUO So I lose none 27 In seeking to augment it, but still keep 28 My bosom franchised and allegiance clear, 29 I shall be counsell'd.
  35. torch
    a light usually carried in the hand
    Enter MACBETH, and a Servant with a torch.
  36. defect
    a failing or deficiency
    MACBETH Being unprepared, 18 Our will became the servant to defect; 19 Which else should free have wrought.
  37. allegiance
    the act of binding yourself to a course of action
    BANQUO So I lose none 27 In seeking to augment it, but still keep 28 My bosom franchised and allegiance clear, 29 I shall be counsell'd.
  38. celebrate
    have a festivity
    Now o'er the one half-world 50 Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse 51 The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates 52 Pale Hecat's off'rings; and wither'd Murder, 53 Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, 54 Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, 55 With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design 56 Moves like a ghost.
  39. wolf
    any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
    Now o'er the one half-world 50 Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse 51 The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates 52 Pale Hecat's off'rings; and wither'd Murder, 53 Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, 54 Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, 55 With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design 56 Moves like a ghost.
  40. restrain
    hold back
    Merciful powers, 8 Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature 9 Gives way to in repose!
  41. merciful
    showing or giving forgiveness
    Merciful powers, 8 Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature 9 Gives way to in repose!
  42. greet
    express greetings upon meeting someone
    15 This diamond he greets your wife withal, 16 By the name of most kind hostess; and shut up 17 In measureless content.
  43. summons
    a request to be present
    6 A heavy summons lies like lead upon me, 7 And yet I would not sleep.
  44. hostess
    a woman host
    15 This diamond he greets your wife withal, 16 By the name of most kind hostess; and shut up 17 In measureless content.
  45. oppressed
    burdened psychologically or mentally
    36 Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible 37 To feeling as to sight? or art thou but 38 A dagger of the mind, a false creation, 39 Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?
  46. blade
    the flat part of a tool or weapon that has a cutting edge
    44 Mine eyes are made the fools o' the other senses, 45 Or else worth all the rest; I see thee still, 46 And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood, 47 Which was not so before.
  47. servant
    a person working in the service of another
    Enter MACBETH, and a Servant with a torch.
  48. shut up
    cause to be quiet or not talk
    15 This diamond he greets your wife withal, 16 By the name of most kind hostess; and shut up 17 In measureless content.
  49. cursed
    in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell
    Merciful powers, 8 Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature 9 Gives way to in repose!
  50. creation
    the act of starting something for the first time
    36 Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible 37 To feeling as to sight? or art thou but 38 A dagger of the mind, a false creation, 39 Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?
  51. inform
    impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
    There's no such thing: 48 It is the bloody business which informs 49 Thus to mine eyes.
  52. or else
    in place of, or as an alternative to
    44 Mine eyes are made the fools o' the other senses, 45 Or else worth all the rest; I see thee still, 46 And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood, 47 Which was not so before.
  53. rings
    gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
    A bell rings.
  54. diamond
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
    15 This diamond he greets your wife withal, 16 By the name of most kind hostess; and shut up 17 In measureless content.
  55. candle
    stick of wax with a wick in the middle
    There's husbandry in heaven; 5 Their candles are all out.
  56. the like
    a similar kind
    BANQUO 30 Thanks, sir: the like to you!
  57. leisure
    time available for ease and relaxation
    BANQUO At your kind'st leisure.
  58. proceeding
    a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
    36 Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible 37 To feeling as to sight? or art thou but 38 A dagger of the mind, a false creation, 39 Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?
  59. bloody
    having or covered with or accompanied by blood
    There's no such thing: 48 It is the bloody business which informs 49 Thus to mine eyes.
  60. abuse
    cruel or inhumane treatment
    Now o'er the one half-world 50 Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse 51 The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates 52 Pale Hecat's off'rings; and wither'd Murder, 53 Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, 54 Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, 55 With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design 56 Moves like a ghost.
  61. go down
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
    BANQUO 3 And she goes down at twelve.
  62. curse
    an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil
    Merciful powers, 8 Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature 9 Gives way to in repose!
  63. sword
    a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
    BANQUO 4 Hold, take my sword.
  64. threat
    declaration of an intention to inflict harm on another
    Whiles I threat, he lives: 61 Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath gives.
  65. wrought
    shaped to fit by altering the contours of a pliable mass
    MACBETH Being unprepared, 18 Our will became the servant to defect; 19 Which else should free have wrought.
  66. heat
    a form of energy transferred by a difference in temperature
    36 Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible 37 To feeling as to sight? or art thou but 38 A dagger of the mind, a false creation, 39 Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?
  67. clock
    a timepiece that shows the time of day
    FLEANCE 2 The moon is down; I have not heard the clock.
  68. grant
    let have
    MACBETH I think not of them; 22 Yet, when we can entreat an hour to serve, 23 We would spend it in some words upon that business, 24 If you would grant the time.
  69. o'er
    throughout a period of time
    Now o'er the one half-world 50 Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse 51 The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates 52 Pale Hecat's off'rings; and wither'd Murder, 53 Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, 54 Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, 55 With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design 56 Moves like a ghost.
  70. deed
    a legal document to effect a transfer of property
    Whiles I threat, he lives: 61 Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath gives.
  71. deeds
    performance of moral or religious acts
    Whiles I threat, he lives: 61 Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath gives.
  72. sensible
    able to feel or perceive
    36 Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible 37 To feeling as to sight? or art thou but 38 A dagger of the mind, a false creation, 39 Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?
  73. handle
    touch, lift, or hold
    33 Is this a dagger which I see before me, 34 The handle toward my hand?
  74. dream
    a series of images and emotions occurring during sleep
    20 I dreamt last night of the three weird sisters: 21 To you they have show'd some truth.
  75. ghost
    the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
    Now o'er the one half-world 50 Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse 51 The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates 52 Pale Hecat's off'rings; and wither'd Murder, 53 Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, 54 Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, 55 With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design 56 Moves like a ghost.
  76. instrument
    the means whereby some act is accomplished
    42 Thou marshall'st me the way that I was going; 43 And such an instrument I was to use.
  77. moon
    the natural satellite of the Earth
    FLEANCE 2 The moon is down; I have not heard the clock.
  78. bosom
    breast
    BANQUO So I lose none 27 In seeking to augment it, but still keep 28 My bosom franchised and allegiance clear, 29 I shall be counsell'd.
  79. pace
    the relative speed of progress or change
    Now o'er the one half-world 50 Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse 51 The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates 52 Pale Hecat's off'rings; and wither'd Murder, 53 Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, 54 Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, 55 With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design 56 Moves like a ghost.
  80. unusual
    not common or ordinary
    The king's a-bed: 13 He hath been in unusual pleasure, and 14 Sent forth great largess to your offices.
  81. fatal
    bringing death
    36 Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible 37 To feeling as to sight? or art thou but 38 A dagger of the mind, a false creation, 39 Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?
  82. proceed
    move ahead; travel onward in time or space
    36 Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible 37 To feeling as to sight? or art thou but 38 A dagger of the mind, a false creation, 39 Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?
  83. wicked
    having committed unrighteous acts
    Now o'er the one half-world 50 Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse 51 The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates 52 Pale Hecat's off'rings; and wither'd Murder, 53 Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, 54 Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, 55 With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design 56 Moves like a ghost.
  84. bid
    propose a payment
    MACBETH 31 Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, 32 She strike upon the bell.
  85. heaven
    any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
    There's husbandry in heaven; 5 Their candles are all out.
  86. horror
    intense and profound fear
    Thou sure and firm-set earth, 57 Hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fear 58 Thy very stones prate of my whereabout, 59 And take the present horror from the time, 60 Which now suits with it.
  87. seeking
    the act of searching for something
    BANQUO So I lose none 27 In seeking to augment it, but still keep 28 My bosom franchised and allegiance clear, 29 I shall be counsell'd.
  88. consent
    give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
    MACBETH 25 If you shall cleave to my consent, when 'tis, 26 It shall make honour for you.
  89. sleep
    a natural and periodic state of rest
    6 A heavy summons lies like lead upon me, 7 And yet I would not sleep.
  90. vision
    the ability to see
    36 Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible 37 To feeling as to sight? or art thou but 38 A dagger of the mind, a false creation, 39 Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?
  91. murder
    unlawful premeditated killing of a human being
    Now o'er the one half-world 50 Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse 51 The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates 52 Pale Hecat's off'rings; and wither'd Murder, 53 Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, 54 Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, 55 With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design 56 Moves like a ghost.
  92. design
    the act of working out the form of something
    Now o'er the one half-world 50 Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse 51 The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates 52 Pale Hecat's off'rings; and wither'd Murder, 53 Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, 54 Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, 55 With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design 56 Moves like a ghost.
  93. mine
    excavation from which ores and minerals are extracted
    44 Mine eyes are made the fools o' the other senses, 45 Or else worth all the rest; I see thee still, 46 And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood, 47 Which was not so before.
  94. spend
    pass time in a specific way
    MACBETH I think not of them; 22 Yet, when we can entreat an hour to serve, 23 We would spend it in some words upon that business, 24 If you would grant the time.
  95. suit
    a set of garments for outerwear of the same fabric and color
    Thou sure and firm-set earth, 57 Hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fear 58 Thy very stones prate of my whereabout, 59 And take the present horror from the time, 60 Which now suits with it.
  96. mistress
    an adulterous woman
    MACBETH 31 Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, 32 She strike upon the bell.
  97. thanks
    an acknowledgment of appreciation
    BANQUO 30 Thanks, sir: the like to you!
  98. fool
    a person who lacks good judgment
    44 Mine eyes are made the fools o' the other senses, 45 Or else worth all the rest; I see thee still, 46 And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood, 47 Which was not so before.
  99. sister
    a female person who has the same parents as another person
    20 I dreamt last night of the three weird sisters: 21 To you they have show'd some truth.
  100. eye
    the organ of sight
    44 Mine eyes are made the fools o' the other senses, 45 Or else worth all the rest; I see thee still, 46 And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood, 47 Which was not so before.
  101. bed
    a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
    The king's a-bed: 13 He hath been in unusual pleasure, and 14 Sent forth great largess to your offices.
  102. strike
    deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
    MACBETH 31 Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, 32 She strike upon the bell.
  103. ring
    a toroidal shape
    A bell rings.
  104. brain
    the organ that is the center of the nervous system
    36 Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible 37 To feeling as to sight? or art thou but 38 A dagger of the mind, a false creation, 39 Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?
  105. yet
    up to the present time
    6 A heavy summons lies like lead upon me, 7 And yet I would not sleep.
  106. false
    not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
    36 Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible 37 To feeling as to sight? or art thou but 38 A dagger of the mind, a false creation, 39 Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?
  107. lie
    be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
    6 A heavy summons lies like lead upon me, 7 And yet I would not sleep.
  108. stone
    a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
    Thou sure and firm-set earth, 57 Hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fear 58 Thy very stones prate of my whereabout, 59 And take the present horror from the time, 60 Which now suits with it.
  109. seek
    try to locate, discover, or establish the existence of
    BANQUO So I lose none 27 In seeking to augment it, but still keep 28 My bosom franchised and allegiance clear, 29 I shall be counsell'd.
  110. draw
    cause to move by pulling
    40 I see thee yet, in form as palpable 41 As this which now I draw.
  111. shut
    move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
    15 This diamond he greets your wife withal, 16 By the name of most kind hostess; and shut up 17 In measureless content.
  112. art
    the creation of beautiful or significant things
    36 Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible 37 To feeling as to sight? or art thou but 38 A dagger of the mind, a false creation, 39 Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?
  113. firm
    not soft or yielding to pressure
    Thou sure and firm-set earth, 57 Hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fear 58 Thy very stones prate of my whereabout, 59 And take the present horror from the time, 60 Which now suits with it.
  114. pale
    very light in color or highly diluted with white
    Now o'er the one half-world 50 Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse 51 The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates 52 Pale Hecat's off'rings; and wither'd Murder, 53 Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, 54 Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, 55 With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design 56 Moves like a ghost.
  115. lose
    fail to keep or to maintain
    BANQUO So I lose none 27 In seeking to augment it, but still keep 28 My bosom franchised and allegiance clear, 29 I shall be counsell'd.
  116. word
    a unit of language that native speakers can identify
    MACBETH I think not of them; 22 Yet, when we can entreat an hour to serve, 23 We would spend it in some words upon that business, 24 If you would grant the time.
  117. drink
    take in liquids
    MACBETH 31 Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, 32 She strike upon the bell.
  118. twelve
    the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
    BANQUO 3 And she goes down at twelve.
  119. serve
    devote one's life or efforts to, as of countries or ideas
    MACBETH I think not of them; 22 Yet, when we can entreat an hour to serve, 23 We would spend it in some words upon that business, 24 If you would grant the time.
  120. honour
    the quality of being honorable and having a good name
    MACBETH 25 If you shall cleave to my consent, when 'tis, 26 It shall make honour for you.
  121. breath
    the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
    Whiles I threat, he lives: 61 Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath gives.
  122. content
    satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
    15 This diamond he greets your wife withal, 16 By the name of most kind hostess; and shut up 17 In measureless content.
  123. night
    the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
    BANQUO 1 How goes the night, boy?
  124. thank
    express gratitude or show appreciation to
    BANQUO 30 Thanks, sir: the like to you!
  125. hear
    perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
    FLEANCE 2 The moon is down; I have not heard the clock.
  126. rest
    take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
    BANQUO 12 What, sir, not yet at rest?
  127. steps
    the course along which a person has walked or is walking in
    Thou sure and firm-set earth, 57 Hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fear 58 Thy very stones prate of my whereabout, 59 And take the present horror from the time, 60 Which now suits with it.
  128. enter
    to come or go into
    Enter MACBETH, and a Servant with a torch.
  129. earth
    the third planet from the sun
    Thou sure and firm-set earth, 57 Hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fear 58 Thy very stones prate of my whereabout, 59 And take the present horror from the time, 60 Which now suits with it.
  130. truth
    a factual statement
    20 I dreamt last night of the three weird sisters: 21 To you they have show'd some truth.
  131. worth
    the quality of being desirable or valuable
    44 Mine eyes are made the fools o' the other senses, 45 Or else worth all the rest; I see thee still, 46 And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood, 47 Which was not so before.
  132. nature
    the physical world including plants and animals
    Merciful powers, 8 Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature 9 Gives way to in repose!
  133. give
    transfer possession of something concrete or abstract
    Merciful powers, 8 Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature 9 Gives way to in repose!
  134. step
    the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
    Thou sure and firm-set earth, 57 Hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fear 58 Thy very stones prate of my whereabout, 59 And take the present horror from the time, 60 Which now suits with it.
  135. watch
    look attentively
    Now o'er the one half-world 50 Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse 51 The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates 52 Pale Hecat's off'rings; and wither'd Murder, 53 Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, 54 Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, 55 With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design 56 Moves like a ghost.
  136. walk
    use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
    Thou sure and firm-set earth, 57 Hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fear 58 Thy very stones prate of my whereabout, 59 And take the present horror from the time, 60 Which now suits with it.
  137. business
    the principal activity in one's life to earn money
    MACBETH I think not of them; 22 Yet, when we can entreat an hour to serve, 23 We would spend it in some words upon that business, 24 If you would grant the time.
  138. forth
    forward in time, order, or degree
    The king's a-bed: 13 He hath been in unusual pleasure, and 14 Sent forth great largess to your offices.
  139. move
    change location
    Now o'er the one half-world 50 Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse 51 The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates 52 Pale Hecat's off'rings; and wither'd Murder, 53 Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, 54 Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, 55 With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design 56 Moves like a ghost.
  140. lead
    take somebody somewhere
    6 A heavy summons lies like lead upon me, 7 And yet I would not sleep.
  141. pleasure
    something or someone that provides a source of happiness
    The king's a-bed: 13 He hath been in unusual pleasure, and 14 Sent forth great largess to your offices.
  142. thus
    from that fact or reason or as a result
    There's no such thing: 48 It is the bloody business which informs 49 Thus to mine eyes.
  143. words
    language that is spoken or written
    MACBETH I think not of them; 22 Yet, when we can entreat an hour to serve, 23 We would spend it in some words upon that business, 24 If you would grant the time.
  144. heavy
    of comparatively great physical weight or density
    6 A heavy summons lies like lead upon me, 7 And yet I would not sleep.
  145. take
    get into one's hands
    BANQUO 4 Hold, take my sword.
  146. still
    not in physical motion
    BANQUO So I lose none 27 In seeking to augment it, but still keep 28 My bosom franchised and allegiance clear, 29 I shall be counsell'd.
  147. friend
    a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
    MACBETH 11 A friend.
  148. see
    perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
    33 Is this a dagger which I see before me, 34 The handle toward my hand?
  149. feeling
    a physical sensation that you experience
    36 Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible 37 To feeling as to sight? or art thou but 38 A dagger of the mind, a false creation, 39 Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?
  150. blood
    the fluid that is pumped through the body by the heart
    44 Mine eyes are made the fools o' the other senses, 45 Or else worth all the rest; I see thee still, 46 And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood, 47 Which was not so before.
  151. cold
    having a low or inadequate temperature
    Whiles I threat, he lives: 61 Words to the heat of deeds too cold breath gives.
  152. seem
    give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
    Now o'er the one half-world 50 Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse 51 The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates 52 Pale Hecat's off'rings; and wither'd Murder, 53 Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, 54 Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, 55 With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design 56 Moves like a ghost.
  153. sight
    the ability to see; the visual faculty
    36 Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible 37 To feeling as to sight? or art thou but 38 A dagger of the mind, a false creation, 39 Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?
  154. none
    not at all or in no way
    BANQUO So I lose none 27 In seeking to augment it, but still keep 28 My bosom franchised and allegiance clear, 29 I shall be counsell'd.
  155. way
    how something is done or how it happens
    Merciful powers, 8 Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature 9 Gives way to in repose!
  156. clear
    readily apparent to the mind
    BANQUO So I lose none 27 In seeking to augment it, but still keep 28 My bosom franchised and allegiance clear, 29 I shall be counsell'd.
  157. office
    place of business where professional duties are performed
    The king's a-bed: 13 He hath been in unusual pleasure, and 14 Sent forth great largess to your offices.
  158. late
    at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
    FLEANCE I take't, 'tis later, sir.
  159. fear
    an emotion in anticipation of some specific pain or danger
    Thou sure and firm-set earth, 57 Hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fear 58 Thy very stones prate of my whereabout, 59 And take the present horror from the time, 60 Which now suits with it.
  160. hold
    have in one's hands or grip
    BANQUO 4 Hold, take my sword.
  161. sense
    the faculty through which the world is perceived
    44 Mine eyes are made the fools o' the other senses, 45 Or else worth all the rest; I see thee still, 46 And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood, 47 Which was not so before.
  162. ready
    completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
    MACBETH 31 Go bid thy mistress, when my drink is ready, 32 She strike upon the bell.
  163. eyes
    opinion or judgment
    44 Mine eyes are made the fools o' the other senses, 45 Or else worth all the rest; I see thee still, 46 And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood, 47 Which was not so before.
  164. free
    able to act at will
    MACBETH Being unprepared, 18 Our will became the servant to defect; 19 Which else should free have wrought.
  165. dead
    no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
    Now o'er the one half-world 50 Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse 51 The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates 52 Pale Hecat's off'rings; and wither'd Murder, 53 Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, 54 Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, 55 With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design 56 Moves like a ghost.
  166. hour
    a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
    MACBETH I think not of them; 22 Yet, when we can entreat an hour to serve, 23 We would spend it in some words upon that business, 24 If you would grant the time.
  167. later
    happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
    FLEANCE I take't, 'tis later, sir.
  168. not
    negation of a word or group of words
    FLEANCE 2 The moon is down; I have not heard the clock.
  169. form
    a perceptual structure
    40 I see thee yet, in form as palpable 41 As this which now I draw.
  170. become
    come into existence
    MACBETH Being unprepared, 18 Our will became the servant to defect; 19 Which else should free have wrought.
  171. think
    judge or regard; look upon; judge
    Merciful powers, 8 Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature 9 Gives way to in repose!
  172. like
    having the same or similar characteristics
    6 A heavy summons lies like lead upon me, 7 And yet I would not sleep.
  173. boy
    a youthful male person
    BANQUO 1 How goes the night, boy?
  174. sure
    having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty
    Thou sure and firm-set earth, 57 Hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fear 58 Thy very stones prate of my whereabout, 59 And take the present horror from the time, 60 Which now suits with it.
  175. while
    a period of indeterminate length marked by some action
    MACBETH Good repose the while!
  176. sent
    caused or enabled to go or be conveyed or transmitted
    The king's a-bed: 13 He hath been in unusual pleasure, and 14 Sent forth great largess to your offices.
  177. too
    to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
    Take thee that too.
  178. make
    perform or carry out
    MACBETH 25 If you shall cleave to my consent, when 'tis, 26 It shall make honour for you.
  179. wife
    a married woman; a partner in marriage
    15 This diamond he greets your wife withal, 16 By the name of most kind hostess; and shut up 17 In measureless content.
  180. will
    the capability of conscious choice and decision
    6 A heavy summons lies like lead upon me, 7 And yet I would not sleep.
  181. down
    in a lower place or position
    FLEANCE 2 The moon is down; I have not heard the clock.
  182. kind
    having a tender and considerate and helpful nature
    15 This diamond he greets your wife withal, 16 By the name of most kind hostess; and shut up 17 In measureless content.
  183. keep
    continue a certain state, condition, or activity
    BANQUO So I lose none 27 In seeking to augment it, but still keep 28 My bosom franchised and allegiance clear, 29 I shall be counsell'd.
  184. present
    happening or existing now
    Thou sure and firm-set earth, 57 Hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fear 58 Thy very stones prate of my whereabout, 59 And take the present horror from the time, 60 Which now suits with it.
  185. now
    at the present moment
    40 I see thee yet, in form as palpable 41 As this which now I draw.
  186. half
    one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
    Now o'er the one half-world 50 Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse 51 The curtain'd sleep; witchcraft celebrates 52 Pale Hecat's off'rings; and wither'd Murder, 53 Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, 54 Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, 55 With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design 56 Moves like a ghost.
  187. use
    put into service
    42 Thou marshall'st me the way that I was going; 43 And such an instrument I was to use.
  188. let
    actively cause something to happen
    Come, let me clutch thee.
  189. set
    put into a certain place or abstract location
    Thou sure and firm-set earth, 57 Hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fear 58 Thy very stones prate of my whereabout, 59 And take the present horror from the time, 60 Which now suits with it.
  190. power
    possession of the qualities required to do something
    Merciful powers, 8 Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature 9 Gives way to in repose!
  191. have
    possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
    FLEANCE 2 The moon is down; I have not heard the clock.
  192. heard
    detected or perceived via the auditory sense
    FLEANCE 2 The moon is down; I have not heard the clock.
  193. such
    of so extreme a degree or extent
    42 Thou marshall'st me the way that I was going; 43 And such an instrument I was to use.
  194. before
    at or in the front
    33 Is this a dagger which I see before me, 34 The handle toward my hand?
  195. name
    a language unit by which a person or thing is known
    15 This diamond he greets your wife withal, 16 By the name of most kind hostess; and shut up 17 In measureless content.
  196. mind
    that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings
    36 Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible 37 To feeling as to sight? or art thou but 38 A dagger of the mind, a false creation, 39 Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?
  197. thing
    a separate and self-contained entity
    There's no such thing: 48 It is the bloody business which informs 49 Thus to mine eyes.
  198. going
    the act of departing
    42 Thou marshall'st me the way that I was going; 43 And such an instrument I was to use.
Created on Fri Sep 27 11:16:55 EDT 2013

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