All 3 Uses of
reign
in
Macbeth
- ...Our fears in Banquo
Stick deep; and in his royalty of nature
Reigns that which would be fear'd.
Scene 3.1 (definition 1) *reigns = is most powerful, important, or noticeable
- —Yet my heart
Throbs to know one thing: tell me,—if your art
Can tell so much,—shall Banquo's issue ever
Reign in this kingdom?
Scene 4.1 (definition 2) *reign = rule
- ...better Macbeth
Than such an one to reign.
Scene 4.3 (definition 2)
Definitions:
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(1) (reign as in: uncertainty reigns) to be most powerful, important, or noticeable
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(2) (reign as in: She reigned over England) rule (like that of a king or queen); or the time during which one ruled