All 5 Uses of
valor
in
Macbeth
- But all's too weak;
For brave Macbeth (well he deserves that name),
Disdaining fortune, with his brandished steel,
Which smoked with bloody execution,
Like valor's minion, carved out his passage
Till he faced the slave;
And ne'er shook hands, nor bade farewell to him,
Till he unseamed him from the nave to the chaps,
And fixed his head upon our battlements.†p. 9.7
- Mark, King of Scotland, mark:
No sooner justice had, with valor armed,
Compelled these skipping kerns to trust their heels,
But the Norweyan lord, surveying vantage,
With furbished arms and new supplies of men,
Began a fresh assault.†p. 11.1
- Hie thee hither,
That I may pour my spirits in thine ear;
And chastise with the valor of my tongue
All that impedes thee from the golden round,
Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem
To have thee crowned withal.†p. 31.9
- Art thou afeard
To be the same in thine own act and valor
As thou art in desire?p. 41.7 *valor = courage
- Stick deep; and in his royalty of nature
Reigns that which would be feared: 'tis much he dares;
And, to that dauntless temper of his mind,
He hath a wisdom that doth guide his valour
To act in safety.†p. 85.3unconventional spelling: This is a British spelling. Americans use valor.
Definition:
exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger -- especially in battle