The Only Use of
parley
in
Macbeth
- What's the business,
That such a hideous trumpet calls to parley
The sleepers of the house?p. 67.6parley = talkeditor's notes: Lady Macbeth's lines could be paraphrased as: "What’s happening, that such a frightening trumpet call summons everyone in the house to talk about something?"
Definition:
a negotiation or discussion -- especially between enemies