All 3 Uses of
tyranny
in
Macbeth
- Great tyranny, lay thou thy basis sure,
For goodness dare not check thee!†p. 141.6
- Boundless intemperance
In nature is a tyranny; it hath been
The untimely emptying of the happy throne,
And fall of many kings.p. 143.8 *tyranny = something that is harshly controlling
- What's more to do,
Which would be planted newly with the time,—
As calling home our exiled friends abroad,
That fled the snares of watchful tyranny;
Producing forth the cruel ministers
Of this dead butcher, and his fiend-like queen,—
Who, as 'tis thought, by self and violent hands
Took off her life;—this, and what needful else
That calls upon us, by the grace of Grace,
We will perform in measure, time, and place:
So, thanks to all at once, and to each one,
Whom we invite to see us crowned at Scone.†p. 191.4
Definition:
harsh and unjust rule