Macbeth 1.2 Word Nerd: Quarry
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English, Other
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6th Grade - University
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Hard
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The transcript explores the evolution of the word 'quarry', which originally referred to the worthless parts of a hunted animal given to hounds. Over time, it came to mean a group of dead bodies, either from a hunt or a battlefield, and later, the animal being pursued. Shakespeare uses both these meanings in his work, depicting Fortune as both favoring MacDonald's victims and hunting MacDonald himself.
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What does it mean when it is said that 'Fortune is smiling on MacDonald's quarry'?
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What implication does the phrase 'Fortune is hunting MacDonald' carry?
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