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Notes 129 

SCENE III. 

2. Have old: i. e., enough of. 

16. French hose were worn so tight that none but an Eng- 
lish tailor could steal cloth from the pattern. 

33. Joyful trouble. Oxymoron, figure of speech; see dic- 
tionary or Gummere's Poetics. 

36. Limited: i. e., appointed. 

37. He did appoint so! Cf. Macbeth, Act. I, sc. v, line 61. 
39. This speech of Lennox establishes our belief that the 

night has been unruly. 

49, 50. Macduff's excitement is well shown by the inverted 
order of his words. It should read, 'tongue nor heart cannot 
name nor conceive thee.' Double negatives were common in 
the time of Shakespeare. 

52. Refers to a belief in the body of the king being 
sacred. 

57. Gorgon: i. e., Medusa whom Perseus slew. 

63. Great doom's image: i. e., judgment day. 

76-80. Is this speech to be interpreted as Macbeth's wish, 
revealing remorse and regret for his deed, or is he acting? 

94-103. Note the frenzy of Macbeth's speeches after he 
knows that the murder is discovered; compare with his 
speeches before the discovery. 
109. Nor: i. e., and not. 

118. Manly readiness: i. e., arm and be ready to act. 
123. Easy. Adjective for adverb. 

Scene IV. This scene as far as to the entrance of Mac- 
duff may not have been written by Shakespeare. From that 
point on to the end of the scene, Shakespeare's style and pur- 
pose prevail. 

6. Clock. Is this a figure of speech? 

7. Dark night strangles the travelling lamp. This figure 
is not Shakespearean. Why? 

12, 13. Falcon owl. To what evident analogy is this 

a reference ? 

29. Ravin up: i. e., devour. See Act IV, sc. i, line 24. 

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