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Vocab Macbeth Act I

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Vocab Macbeth Act I. To be, or not to be, that is the question. This above all, to thine own self be true. hurly-burly :. noisy disorder and confusion. thane :. a member of an aristocratic class and holds land. whence :. from what place. valor :. bravery. minion :. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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hurly-burly:

• noisy disorder and confusion

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thane:

• a member of an aristocratic class and holds land

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whence:

• from what place

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valor:

• bravery

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minion:

• loyal servant

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aught:

• anything

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prophetic:

• predicting future events as if by supernatural forces

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surmise:

• guess based on incomplete facts

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harbinger: :

• • sign of future events

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adage: : : a saying that expresses a common

observation; proverb

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treasons:

• betrayals of one’s country

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imperial:

• having supreme authority

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sovereign:

• supreme power or authority

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Bellona:

• ancient Roman goddess of war

• Notice the word stem bell in her name. Bell means war, and appears in words like belligerent, bellicose, rebel, and ante bellum.

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couplet:

• a pair of lines that rhyme

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aside:

• a remark made quietly so as to be heard by a select group of people and not by others who are near by. In Shakespeare’s play, sometimes a character makes an aside to the audience.

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soliloquy: :

• lines spoken by one character on stage. These lines are not meant to be heard by anyone. Soliloquies function to communicate a character’s inner thoughts and usually communicate an internal conflict.

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antithesis:

• rhetorical device where the author places an idea next to one to which it is sharply contrasted or directly opposed. Think of this word meaning opposite. The function of antithesis is to give emphasis to an idea by placing it next to a contrasting idea.