All 5 Uses of
flourish
in
Macbeth
- SCENE IV. Forres. A Room in the Palace.
[Flourish. Enter Duncan, Malcolm, Donalbain, Lennox, and Attendants.]
Scene 1.4 *flourish = fanfare played by trumpets to announce the entry or exit of royalty
- [Flourish. Exeunt.] (at end of Act 1 Scene 4)
Scene 1.4flourish = wave or make a showy gesture
- Flourish. Enter, with drum and colours, Malcolm, old Siward, Ross, Lennox, Angus, Caithness, Menteith, and Soldiers.
Scene 5.8
- ALL: Hail, King of Scotland!
Flourish.
Scene 5.8
- [Flourish. Exeunt.] (at end of Act 5 Scene 8)
Scene 5.8
Definition:
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(flourish as in: dismissed them with a flourish) a showy gesture
or:
the act of waving -- a hand or an item