Vocabulary Part 2 (Macbeth's Going Crazy!)

          "Avaunt! Leave my house you treacherous vision! Torment my mind and soul no longer!" Macbeth would call out to the thin air of his castle at night. He'd be cloistered in his chambers at night while the rest of castle tried to sleep. Not even Lady Macbeth would join him for she was very angry with him. She felt as if she lost a husband ever since his coronation. Lady Macbeth felt that his eminence had made him very lonely and the only companionship apart from her were his little imaginary friends that he would yell at in the dark hours. She made a vow that if he continued this for one more night...she would get a divorce!

          Macbeth went and talked to the witches again because he was almost positive that they were feeding the strange apparitions to his mind for him to go crazy off of. He strolled to the meadow where they first met and sure enough, a big, smoky mist rolled in and three mystical silhouettes appeared to greet him. He yelled at them, he accused them, he pointed his fingers at them, but Macbeth received a reply consisting of the three hideous women simultaneously putting their finger to their lips; silencing him as they raised a crystal ball from the grassy earth. Macbeth was intruiged as he saw his wife in the magical orb. The first witch put a hand on his shoulder for comfort as they all watched her file for divorce. A pair of tears darted down Macbeth's cheek because he knew of the verities they told him when they promised him king.

           When Macbeth returned, he kept very quiet so that his wife couldn't hear him. He figured he could just kill her as he did Banquo and Duncan. It was the only way to counteract the witches' predictions. Macbeth began to tip-toe through the corridors to find some knives in which he would stab her. He anticipated a large stack to be in the guard house outside, however it was locked and Macbeth didn't feel like breaking down the door. So he furtively dashed back inside and hoped to find promising results in the royal kitchen. Sadly, there were only knives designed for jam and butter; yet there was more in the kitchen that was worth noticing. Duncan was standing on a large, mahogany table staring Macbeth down. Macbeth shrieked too loud, causing Duncan to float towards him. Macbeth could only react with harsh screams. He then started to plead "Oh Duncan, I will avouch for your murder, I never meant it to be this way! Just don't haunt me pleeeeaaassseee!!!!!!!!!!" Lady Macbeth was in the dining room during the commotion. She was startled, but quickly rose from her chair, hurried out the door to make a run for the divorce office.

           Lady Macbeth returned to the castle shortly after to find a pair of servants taking away Macbeth's throne. She had filed for divorce in such a way to feed her own avarice. Macbeth would no longer be king, he would be kicked out of the castle, all of his belongings were now hers, all of his kingly powers were now held by her, and his throne was to be burned in a bonfire in the town square. Now that Lady Macbeth was the ruling monarch in Scotland, her faced showed impeccable mirth. She had the power to do almost anything now without her wimpy husband getting in the way of things.

            Macbeth on the other hand, fell into a deep depression. He ran across the countryside to escape Duncan. (Who had been floating towards him in chase ever since the kitchen incident.) He never stopped running until he reached the sea, in which he swam with all his might with the hovering ghost in hot pursuit. We can infer that he probably drowned or got scooped up by a whale in a feeding frenzy. Other skeptics believe he made it all the way to Iceland and somehow became a thrall to spend an eternity working the fields with the ghostly Duncan mocking him.

Vocabulary Wooooooooooords... (Jan. 17th - Jan. 22nd)

Avaunt - (adv.) away, hence, go away, leave, depart.
          "Avaunt, you foul creature, begone from my sight!"

Thralls - (n.) A slave, someone in thralldom. (Slavery)
          "The woman shrieked in horror as she passed her tyrannical husband whipping the thralls."

Posterity - (n.) All descendants of one person.
          "The dog was buried next to his posterity in the Huntington Family Pet Cemetary."
 
Homage - (n.) Respect or reverence
          "The man wore a single white glove when he performed onstage as an homage to Michael Jackson."

Cloistered - (adj.) secluded from the world.
          "Boo Radley led a very cloistered life until Scout and Jem started putting things in the knothole."

Equivocator - (n.) someone who uses vague word choice/language in order to refrain form speaking the truth.
          "When Pedro interrogated with Joseph, it was hard to get a straight answer from him due to Joseph being an expert equivocator."

Avarice (n.) an insatiable greed, addiction to wealth and richness.
          "The Queen's avarice grew to great extremes as she murdered all of her subjects who didn't cough up enough money for taxes."

Parricide - (n.) Act of killing one's father, or a father-killer.
          "Cyrsius challenged Archius for committing parricide and wished to battle him to the death in the coliseum."

Verity - (n.) A true factual idea, belief, or subject.
          "Elderly man Hank was convinced at the verities of unicorns, orks, and goblins."

Malevolence - (n.) The feeling of malice, being bad, not good.
          "There was so much malevolence in the castle, everyone began to turn on each other and all trust was broken; pretty soon, all the guests either had a knife in their back or poison in their drink."

Eminence - (n.) A high rank or title.
          "The lieutenant dreamed that one day he could hold an eminence such as general or commander."

Liege - (n.) A feudal subject, servant, or vassal
           "It never ceases to amaze me how every time I walk into a room, someone always bows before saying 'O, my liege, it is an honor!'" boasted the snobby king.

Mirth - (n.) Extreme happiness, amusement, usually coupled with laughter
           "When Samuel found out that he inherited $400,000,000,000 dollars from his great great great grandfather, he trembled with mirth because he couldn't contain his positive emotions."

Avouch - (v.) to admit, confess, or take responsibility
           "Tommy said that he would never avouch for stealing the Robinsons' cat, but I knew he didn't and I was tell my mom on him!!!"

VOCABULARY ~~~ PART 2 (Why Witches Hate Macbeth)

           It was that time of the day when I normally get my exercise by walking through the forest. I prefer to do this at night rather than in the day because I meet much more interesting characters and beings that way. This night was no exception, for it was this night I would meet three of the most peculiar creatures I have yet to see on my midnight strolls. Witches!!!!!

          As you know, I was walking in the middle of the dark, spooky forest. I am quite the dauntless man and am not afraid of the dark, or supernatural beings, or being ripped to shreds by a passing wolf. None of that scares me. Because of this, I went sauntering my way through the forest and caught myself whistling merry show tunes. It was quiet at first, but as my pace increased, so did the volume of my music. Due to this, I had unsurprisingly gained myself quite the attention. Little squirells were poking their heads out of their tree holes to investigate, foxes came scurying by, and three witches appeared before my in a ghastly puff of smoky magic. I was sent down to the ground due to the force of their abrupt arrival.
          I immediately looked up at their hideous figures and asked them their business in the forest and why they ever so rudely interupted my whistling. They said that they were waiting for Macbeth to show. I had heard of a brave warrior named Macbeth that lead Scotland to victory against the Norwegians days earlier, and the witches confirmed that this was the same man as they were talking of. They surmised that he would become King of Scotland and they wished to tell him this. It was all a big huge plan that they had to tell him of his future. All I heard was the one witch prate on and on about it until she came to the point of his kingship leading to his death. I cocked my head to the side when I heard this and demanded more info. The witch to the left (the ugliest one) laughed and asked, "Have you not heard? Macbeth is a bounteous man, and those who are nice, loyal, and generous deserve a slow, painful, and humiliating death!"

         That was awfully cruel I thought, and those witches shouldn't really have any control over the destinies of the good-willed and generous. I continued to question them just why they hated 'good' people. The answer given was that it was the command and wish of the almight Graymalkin and Paddock and some other name I don't seem to remember. Perhaps they are witch gods, or maybe high ranking witches that tell other witches to do their bidding. I had not the slightest clue, but they began to chant a surfeit of names of people who were on their mystical list to be tricked into their death.

         By this point, I was tired of their pointless blabbering about killing good people so I got up from my position on the rocky earth, dusted myself off and continued walking. The witches looked at me awkwardly as I strode away from them, but I didn't care, they were boring me. I wanted to get back to my cottage before the sun rose so I could make myself some tea.

         I eventually got home and heard the news about the new Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth! It appeared that the witches had carryed out their plan sooner than I thought. Although I knew of the witches intentions, I knew it was beyond me to intervene and possibly save Macbeth, so I sipped some tea from my silver chalice, ate a piece of bread, sat on my bed and took a nap...

Vocabulary Words - (FIRST WORDS OF 2011)

Surmised - (v.) To predict, infer, make a conjecture.
          "The fortune teller surmised that John would meet a horrible and tragic end if he didn't break his gambling habit."

Bounteous - (adj.) free-giving, generous.
          "Due to Mr. Jones's bounteous behaviour in giving money to the poor, a congregation of homeless bums would meet him outside his doorstep every morning."

Consort - (n.) a wife or husband to a reigning monarch.
          "King Vladimir's consort had been secretly making plans to kill him on her supposed 'girl's night out'."
              - (v.) to interact or associate with.
          "Ken was not supposed to consort with convicted felons, but he did anyways just to get a rise out of his mom."

Corporal - (adj.) of relating to the body.
          "The man suffered corporal wounds, cuts, and breakages from falling off the building with a knife pointed towards his abdomen."

Prate - (v.) To pointlessly blabber on idly.
          "The teacher, even at the old age of 114, still held fond memories of the student that would constantly prate; filling the classroom with nonsensical blabber about unicorns, exploding helicopters, and cow tipping."

Dauntless - (adj.) Not to be intimidated, fearless.
          "The dauntless warrior was the only one left alive after the war, for he was the only one who ventured on into the dragon's cave while the other's stayed behind in the camp that was got overtaken by goblins."

Chastise - (v.) to criticize, discipline, or punish.
          "Leonard's mom began to chastise her son for his unruly behaviour and his tendency to throw knives at dinner guests."

Chalice - (n.) a drinking cup/goblet.
          "The king was royally pleased after he sipped the elegant apple juice from his golden chalice."

Undivulged - (adj.) not disclosed.
          "The man was in the witness protection program, and when asked, his personal information such as his age or name went undivulged."

Surfeit - (n.) An excessive amount, excess.
          "Heavily intoxicated on the internet, Bertrand had accidentally ordered a surfeit of plastic toy donkeys in his drunken adventure on eBay."