Macbeth Act 1

Question 1

Hurly Burly

Answer 1

n). busy, boisterous activity
syn: agitation

Question 2

Thane

Answer 2

n). a man, often the chief of a clan, who held land from a Scottish king and ranked with an earl’s son.

Question 3

Whence

Answer 3

adv). from what place or source.

Question 4

Valor

Answer 4

n). great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle.

Question 5

Minion

Answer 5

n). a follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one.

Question 6

Aught

Answer 6

pn). anything at all.

Question 7

Prophetic

Answer 7

adj). accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future.

Question 8

Surmise

Answer 8

v). suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.

Question 9

Harbinger

Answer 9

n). a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another.

Question 10

Adage

Answer 10

n). a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.

Question 11

Bellona

Answer 11

n).The Roman goddess of war

Question 12

Couplet

Answer 12

n).two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.