Both Uses of
temperate
in
Macbeth
- Who can be wise, amazed, temperate, and furious,
Loyal and neutral, in a moment?
Scene 2.1 *temperate = calm (lacking extreme behavior)
- Boundless intemperance In nature is a tyranny; it hath been The untimely emptying of the happy throne, And fall of many kings.†
Scene 4.3
Definition:
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(temperate) lacking extremes -- especially of weather, climate, or behavior