All 6 Uses
knell
in
Macbeth
(Edited)
- Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell
That summons thee to heaven or to hell.p. 53.9 * - Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell
That summons thee to heaven or to hell.p. 52.9 * - the dead man's knell
p. 151.5
- the dead man's knell
p. 168.8
- Had I as many sons as I have hairs,
I would not wish them to a fairer death:
And, so his knell is knolled.p. 189.4 - Had I as many sons as I have hairs,
I would not wish them to a fairer death:
And, so his knell is knolled.p. 216.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(knell) a slow, solemn bell sound -- especially announcing death
or:
a sign that something is ending - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)