Both Uses of
earnest
in
Macbeth
- And, for an earnest of a greater honor,
He bade me, from him, call thee Thane of Cawdor:
In which addition, hail, most worthy thane,
For it is thine.†p. 21.7 *earnest = sincere or serious
- If ill,
Why hath it given me earnest of success,
Commencing in a truth?†p. 23.7
Definition:
characterized by sincere belief
or:
intensely or excessively serious or determined
or:
intensely or excessively serious or determined