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Read Macbeth Online

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126 Notes 

62. An anachronism; the dollar was not known in Dun- 
can's day. 

64, 65. Note the rhyme at the close of the scene. The 
metre of this scene is iambic pentameter; i. e., blank verse, 
which is the prevailing metre of the drama. 

Scene III. 
32. Weird. From A. S. wyrd, meaning fate, destiny. 
48. Glamis. Ancient castle in Scotland; the title was he- 
reditary in Macbeth's family. See Act I, sc. iii, line 71. 
71. Sinel. Macbeth's father. 
73. Explain. 

84. Insane root. Hemlock. 
97. Strange images of death. Construction? 
120. That. Reference? 

146. But, etc. Except or only; i. e., as we grow accustomed 
to them. 

150. Forgotten. This may mean which should be forgot- 
ten or which I have forgotten. 

Scene IV. 

11-21. Duncan's repeated trust in the people who surround 
him stands out in marked contrast with the wickedness and 
mischief which are everywhere about him. 

25. Children and servants. Construction? 

26. Which. Antecedent ? 

29. Noble Banquo, etc. Does Duncan regard Macbeth 
and Banquo equally? Illustrate. 

42. Inverness. Macbeth's castle. 

48. Macbeth had just claims to the throne through his 
wife (daughter of Kenneth III) and also through his father, 
i. e., Sinel. 

Scene V. 

36. Him: i. e., another messenger. 

37. Who. Antecedent? 

38. His message. Whose? 
57." Letters. Why plural? 

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