Chapter II
Act II
SCENE I. Inverness. Court within the Castle. Enter Banquo and Fleance with a torch before him. BANQUO. How goes the night, boy?
Macbeth: The Scottish Tragedy
Chapter II · Act II
SCENE I. Inverness.
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SCENE
I.
Inverness.
Court
within
the
Castle.
Enter
Banquo
and
Fleance
with
a
torch
before
him.
BANQUO.
How
goes
the
night,
boy?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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SCENE
I.
Inverness.
Line 2
Court
within
the
Castle.
Line 3
Enter
Banquo
and
Fleance
with
a
torch
before
him.
Line 4
BANQUO.
Line 5
How
goes
the
night,
boy?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
court
noun
US /kɔːrt/
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “Court within the Castle.”
Collocations
SCENE IA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
I InvernessA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
All words in this reading · 20
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Enter Banquo and Fleance with a torch before him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Enter Banquo and Fleance with a torch before him.
Banquo
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From this reading Enter Banquo and Fleance with a torch before him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Enter Banquo and Fleance with a torch before him.
boy
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From this reading How goes the night, boy?
Castle
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From this reading Court within the Castle.
CourtnounUS /kɔːrt/
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Court within the Castle.
Enter
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From this reading Enter Banquo and Fleance with a torch before him.
Fleance
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From this reading Enter Banquo and Fleance with a torch before him.
goes
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From this reading How goes the night, boy?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Enter Banquo and Fleance with a torch before him.
How
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From this reading How goes the night, boy?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SCENE I. Inverness.
Inverness
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From this reading SCENE I. Inverness.
night
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From this reading How goes the night, boy?
SCENE
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From this reading SCENE I. Inverness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Court within the Castle.
torch
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From this reading Enter Banquo and Fleance with a torch before him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Enter Banquo and Fleance with a torch before him.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Court within the Castle.
Chapter Quiz
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of SCENE IV. Forres. A Room in the Palace.?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "SCENE IV....", what tone does the author establish?
Shadowing Practice
Narrator:
SCENE IV.
Narrator:
DUNCAN.