All 10 Uses of "grave" in "Macbeth"

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All 10 Uses

grave
in
Macbeth
(Edited)

We should have else desired your good advice,
(Which still hath been both grave and prosperous)
In this day's council, but we'll take tomorrow.
p. 83.2 *
We should have else desired your good advice,
(Which still hath been both grave and prosperous)
In this day's council, but we'll take tomorrow.
p. 86.1 *

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Are you so gospelled,
To pray for this good man and for his issue,
Whose heavy hand hath bowed you to the grave,
And beggared yours forever?
p. 87.7
Are you so gospelled,
To pray for this good man and for his issue,
Whose heavy hand hath bowed you to the grave,
And beggared yours forever?
p. 90.7
Duncan is in his grave.
p. 93.5 *
Duncan is in his grave.
p. 98.1 *
Alas, poor country,
Almost afraid to know itself. It cannot
Be called our mother, but our grave,
p. 151.3
Alas, poor country,
Almost afraid to know itself. It cannot
Be called our mother, but our grave,
p. 168.6
I tell you yet again, Banquo's buried; he cannot come out on's grave.
p. 165.3
I tell you yet again, Banquo's buried; he cannot come out on's grave.
p. 182.8

Definitions:

(1) (grave as in: Her manner was grave.)
serious and/or solemn
The exact meaning of this sense of grave can depend upon its context. For example:
- "This is a grave problem," or "a situation of the utmost gravity." -- important, dangerous, or causing worry
- "She was in a grave mood upon returning from the funeral." -- sad or solemn
- "She looked me in the eye and gravely promised." -- in a sincere and serious manner
(2) (meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus)
Better known meanings of grave and gravity:
- grave -- a place where a dead body is buried
- gravity -- in the sense of physics to refer to the force of attraction between all masses in the universe--especially the force that causes things to fall toward the earth
Less common meanings of grave:
- death -- as in "A message from beyond the grave."
- describing a color as dark
- to sculpt with a chisel
- to clean and coat the bottom of a wooden ship with pitch
- grave accent -- a punctuation mark (`) that is used in some non-English languages, and that is placed over some letters of the alphabet to tell how they are pronounced.
- grave musical direction -- in a slow and solemn manner