Macbeth Act II Vocab

Entreat

to ask earnestly; to beg.

“Yet, we can entreat an hour to serve, we would not spend it in some words upon that business, if you would grant the time.”

Repose

A state of rest or tranquility;

“Merciful powers, restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature gives way to repose!”

“Good repose the while!”

Augment

To make greater or enlarge; “So i lose none in seeking to augment it, but still keep my bosom franchised and my allegiance clear, I shall be counseled”

Palpable

Able to be touched or felt; tangible. “…proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain? I see thee yet, in form as palpable as this which now I draw.”

Equivocate

To use ambiguous language to mislead or hide the truth. “Who committed treason enough for God’s sake, yet could not equivocate to heaven.”

Surfeit

Filled to excess, overindulged, or satiated, particularly regarding food and often resulting in sickness or disgust. “The doors are open, and the surfeited grooms do mock their charge with snores. I have drugged their possets…”

Knell

The sound of a bell, especially for the purpose of announcing a death. “I go, and it is done: the bell invites me. Hear it not Duncan, for it is a knell that summons thee to heaven, or to hell”