Macbeth Vocabulary Words

Macbeth Vocabulary Words
1. Minion-a submissive follower or dependent; slave
Duncan’s
relayed the news that that the Scottish forces were victorious.
2. Corporal-of or relating to the body
punishment is outlawed in many states.

Macbeth Vocabulary Words
3. Chastise—rebuke or reprimand severely; punish
The Thane of Cawdor was traitor.
chastised for being a
4. Prophetic—containing a prediction; predicting
The witches gave Macbeth a into his future.
prophetic glimpse

Macbeth Vocabulary Words
5. Surmise—make a guess; assume hesitantly
Macbeth
the plot to kill Duncan would be difficult to carry out.
6. Appalls—horrify; shockingly unpleasant
The murder of Duncan
and the rest of the king’s court.
Malcolm

Macbeth Vocabulary Words
7. carousing—Drunken merrymaking
The porter was out
King was killed.
the night the
8. equivocate—to use ambiguous language
Many students think Shakespeare
speeches in his plays to add suspense.

Macbeth Vocabulary Words
9. Scruples - To hesitate as a result of conscience or principle
Macbeth practiced low scruples by killing his king.
10. Augment - to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase
The King was able to augment his army while the other side was distracted allowing him to win.

Macbeth Vocabulary Words
11. Malice - desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another
Macbeth claims he killed the guards out of
.
12. Purged - to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.
Lady Macbeth
water on her hands.
her sin with a little

Macbeth Vocabulary Words
13. Muse - to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject
Macbeth king.
muses over the problems with killing the
14. Homage - respect or reverence paid or rendered
Banquo pays homage to Duncan’s memory by promising to avenge his death.

Macbeth Vocabulary Words
15. Eminence - high station, rank, or repute
The king’s
was clear by the clothes he wore and the horse he rode.
16. Malevolence - the quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent; ill will; malice; hatred
Banquo is filled with
the killers of the king.
towards

Macbeth Vocabulary Words
17. Diminutive - small; little; tiny
Malcolm and Donalbain seem to have become more important later.
diminutive parts at the beginning of the play, but they
18. Appease - to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe
Lady Macbeth tried to ghost.
appease the banquet guests when Macbeth was seeing Banquo’s

Macbeth Vocabulary Words
19. Integrity - adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty
Macbeth’s
was a result of his desire to remain King of Scotland.
20. Oblivious - unmindful; unconscious; unaware
Macbeth was
to Lady Macbeth’s downfall until it was too late to help.

Macbeth Literary Terms
Imagery – Language that appeals to the senses.
Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses.
Paradox – An apparent contradiction that is actually true.
Foreshadowing – The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story.
Aside – Private words that a character in a play speaks to the audience or to another character & that are not supposed to be overhead by others onstage.
Soliloquy – A long speech in which a character who is usually along onstage expresses his or her private thoughts or feelings.