All 6 Uses
summon
in
Macbeth
(Edited)
- A heavy summons lies like lead upon me,
And yet I would not sleep.p. 49.5 - A heavy summons lies like lead upon me,
And yet I would not sleep.p. 48.4 - 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 * - ere the bat hath flown
His cloistered flight, ere to black Hecate's summons,p. 95.2 - ere the bat hath flown
His cloistered flight, ere to black Hecate's summons,p. 98.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(summon) to call to appear, come, or take action -- often used for official or serious situations, including legal notices or emotional/spiritual urges
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)