Both Uses of
temperate
in
Macbeth
- Who can be wise, amazed, temperate, and furious,
Loyal and neutral, in a moment?p. 69.8 *temperate = calm (lacking extreme behavior)
- Boundless intemperance
In nature is a tyranny; it hath been
The untimely emptying of the happy throne,
And fall of many kings.†p. 143.8intemperance = the quality of tending toward excess -- especially of weather or behaviorstandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in intemperance means not and reverses the meaning of temperance. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
Definition:
lacking extremes -- especially of weather, climate, or behavior