procreant cradle place of breeding – ild yield (reward) – single minor – purveyor a – King’s traveling attendant helped holp in – compt in trust – audit accounts – still ever ready – How do Duncan and Banquo regard home? How are their comments an Macbeth’s example of dramatic irony? How does Lady behavior in this scene contrast with what we know of her from Macbeth’s the last scene? What does this indicate about her character? Act I, Scene VII Vocabulary sewer a butler – divers several – trammel to catch or confine as with a net – surcease death – shoal a sandbar surrounded by water – jump a risk – chalice a bowl-shaped drinking cup; a goblet – faculties royal powers – a moral excellence; an admirable quality virtues – storm blast – cherubin a winged angel, or, in Christianity, the second highest rank of angels –
procreant cradle – place of breeding ild – yield (reward) single – minor purveyor – a King’s traveling attendant holp – helped in compt – in trust audit – accounts still – ever ready How do Duncan and Banquo regard Macbeth’s home? How are their comments an example of dramatic irony? How does Lady Macbeth’s behavior in this scene contrast with what we know of her from the last scene? What does this indicate about her character? Act I, Scene VII Vocabulary sewer – a butler divers – several trammel – to catch or confine as with a net surcease – death shoal – a sandbar surrounded by water jump – a risk chalice – a bowl-shaped drinking cup; a goblet faculties – royal powers virtues – a moral excellence; an admirable quality blast – storm cherubin – a winged angel, or, in Christianity, the second highest rank of angels