Macbeth Flashcards
Mar
Damaged, scar
Upbraid
To find fault with
Epicure
Expert
Censure
Strong, disapproval
Industrious
Hard working
Speculative
Something you would consider
Tarry
To stay
Clamorous
Noisy loud
Brandish
Get it out show it off
Malice
ill will/ desire to do evil
Posterity
All future generations of people
Jocund
Cheerful
Rancor
Bitterness or resentment
Sundry
Varied or assorted
Bestow
To present or grant
Sacrilegious
Blasphemous, disrespectful regarding religion
Renown
Fame or popularity
Pretense
A charade/act of putting on a front
Shakespeare’s Take on history
Banquo
Character in play virtuous, ancestor of king James in reality, not know for virtue in reality
Shakespeare’s Take on history
Lady Macbeth
Made up
Curse of macbeth
Speak are real at the beginning, struggling theaters would put it on to try and bring in money, just in case play, superstition-do not sat macbeth during a production run
Paradox
A seemingly absurd or self contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true
Heath
Moor/deserted wasteland
Prophetic
Visionary or predictive
Plight
Dilemma, predicament
Venture
A risky undertaking
Valiant
Brave
Surmise
To guess or induce
Sooth
Truth , reality
Commendation
Recommendation
Dismal
Gloomy depressing
Rapt
Absorbed or captivated
Fantastical
Imaginative or bizarre
