Macbeth Flashcards
Minion
a follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one.
Corporal
relating to/affecting the body; physical
Cleave
split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain.
Harbinger
a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.
Chastise
rebuke or reprimand severely.
Beguile
charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.
Couriers
messengers
Prate
talk foolishly or tedious length about something
Thane
a man, often the chief of a clan, who held land from a Scottish king and ranked with an earl’s son.
Palpable
(of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to seem almost tangible.
Suborn
bribe or otherwise induce (someone) to commit an unlawful act such as perjury.
Dauntless
showing fearlessness and determination
Cloister
a place or state of seclusion
Mischance
bad luck
Purge
rid (someone or something) of an unwanted quality, condition, or feeling.
Gracious
courteous, kind, and pleasant
Vice
immoral or wicked behavior.
Avarice
extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
Perturbation
anxiety; mental uneasiness.
Upbraid
find fault with (someone); scold.
Fiend
an evil spirit or demon.
Abhor
regard with disgust and hatred.
Proactive
creating or controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than responding to it after it has happened.
Empathy
the ability to understand and share. the feeling of another.
Implication
the action or state of being involved in something.
Recidivism
the tendency of a convicted criminal to re-offend.
Deter
discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.
10 things that Lady Macbeth revealed when she was sleepwalking
- Ring the bell, and signal to kill Duncan.
- Macbeth is hesitant to commit a crime
- No fear in getting caught
- so much blood/saw Duncan’s dead body
- knows what happened to Macduff’s family
- Macbeth’s performance at the dinner
- Banquo’s buried/dead
- Macduff/Lenox arrive to see Duncan morning or killing.
- giving away her involvement by talking about blood on her hands.