Macbeth ACT I

Inhabitants

People or creatures who live in a particular place.

Interpret

To explain or decide the meaning of something.

Prediction

A statement about what will happen in the future; a prophecy.

Rapt

Completely absorbed or lost in thought, as if in a trance.

Prosperous

Successful and wealthy; thriving.

Corporal

Having a physical body; bodily or material, not spiritual.

Stout

Brave and determined; also strong or sturdy.

Herald

To announce or signal the arrival of someone or something; as a noun, a messenger who makes announcements.

Fantastical

Existing only in the imagination; unreal or illusory.

Reiteration

The act of repeating something, often for emphasis or clarity.

Incredulity

The state of being unwilling or unable to believe something; disbelief.

Inversion

Reversing the normal order of words in a sentence, often for emphasis or rhythm.

Paradox

A statement that seems to contradict itself but reveals a deeper truth.

Alliteration

The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in nearby words.

Personification

Giving human qualities or actions to nonhuman things or ideas.

Ellipsis

The omission of words that the reader or listener can understand from context; often (but not always) punctuated with a "…"

Simile

A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as."

Metaphor

A direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as."

Verbals

Verb forms used as other parts of speech: gerunds (-ing words as nouns), participles (verb forms as adjectives), and infinitives ("to" + verb as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs).