E. A. Abbott - A Shakespearian Grammar: An Attempt to Illustrate Some of the Differences Between Elizabethan and Modern English

To half a soul and to a notion crazed. Meaning of notion here? Compare His notion weakens, his discernings
Are lethargied. Lear, i. 4. 248. 84. M. M.

Say Thus did Banquo. Murd. You made it known to us. Scan. (See 454.) 87. Scan. 88. 88.

Are you so gospelld to pray for this good man. Modernize. (See 282.) 91. M. And beggard yours for ever . Murd.

We are men, my liege. Scan. 95. The valued file. Trace this and other meanings of file from the derivation. Explain the meaning and use of valued (374).

Could we say a valued catalogue? 99. The gift which bounteous nature hath in him closed. Parse closed. (See 460.) Compare Dance, sing, and in a well-mixed border
Close this new brother of our order.ROWLEY. What is now the difference between I have him caught, and I have caught him ? Compare And when they had this done .St. 6. 100. 100.

Particular addition from the bill that writes them all alike. Meaning of from ? (See Prepositions.) 103. Not in the worst rank of manhood, sayt. Scan. (See 485.) 108. Murd. Murd.

I am one, my liege. What is the antecedent to which ? Scan the second line. 112. So weary with disasters, tuagd with fortune. Parse and explain tuggd. 3 Hen. VI . ii. 5. 12. and, for the construction : And, toild with works of war, retired himself
To Italy. Rich . II. iv. I. 96. 113. 113.

That I would set my life on any chance. Expand the metaphor. Compare Who sets me else ? By heaven Ill throw at all. Rich. II. I. 57. 57.

And in such bloody distance, That every minute of his being thrusts
Against my nearst of life. Expand the metaphor. What is meant by my nearst of life ? Illustrate by home-thrust, and o . 120. And bid my will avouch it. 121. 121.

For certain friends. Meaning of for here ? How did for become a conjunction? 122. Whose loves I may not drop. What is the meaning of may? Derive the modern from the original meaning. But wail his fall Who I myself struck down. 274.) 127. 274.) 127.

Perform what you command us. First Murd . Though our lives What do you suppose the First Murderer intended to say?
Why did Macbeth interrupt him ? 128. Your spirits shine through you. Within this hour at most. 130. 130.

The perfect spy of the time. Apparently in this difficult passage spy is put for that which is spied, knowledge. 132. Always thought. Parse thought. Illustrate the construction from Greek.

From the palace. From, how used? 138. Ill come to you anon. We are resolved, my lord. Perhaps t you ann is to be considered as one foot. If not, how can this verse be scanned? (See 500.) What is the emphatic word in the Murderers reply?

Say to the king, I would attend his leisure Modernize the latter words. Trace the different meanings of attend from the derivation. What is the exact meaning of would? Lady M. Tis safer to be that which we destroy Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy. Enter MACBETH.
How now, my lord ! Why do you keep alone? Illustrate the character of Lady Macbeth from her words before and after the entrance of her husband. Why and when, for the most part, does Shakespeare use rhyme? 11.

With them they think on. Things without all remedy. Scan. What is the object of on ? (See 242.) How is all used ? 16. But let the frame of things disjoint, both the worlds suffer. Perhaps a pause is intended after let : But letyes, even the frame, &c.

In that case But let is an unfinished verse, and the rest is a complete verse. In the Fol. 1623 the first line ends with disjoint, containing four accents. When does Shakespeare use verses with four accents (5059) ? 19. That shake us nightly; better be with the dead. Scan.

How can you justify an accent on the first syllable in the foot btter ? Than on the torture of the mind to lie In restless ecstasy. Duncan is in his grave. What suggested the expression to lie on the torture of the mind ? Trace this, as well as the modern, meaning of ecstasy from the derivation. Compare Where violent sorrow seems
A modern ecstasy. Macbeth , iv. 170.