Both Uses of
blaspheme
in
Macbeth
- Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf,
Witch's mummy, maw and gulf
Of the ravined salt-sea shark,
Root of hemlock digged i' the dark,
Liver of blaspheming Jew,
Gall of goat, and slips of yewp. 121.3blaspheming = who showed disrespect or irreverence toward something considered sacred
- O nation miserable,
With an untitled tyrant bloody-sceptered,
When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again,
Since that the truest issue of thy throne
By his own interdiction stands accursed
And does blaspheme his breed?p. 147.1 *blaspheme = dishonoreditor's notes: Duncan's lines could be paraphrased respectively as,
Oh miserable nation (Scotland)
With an illegitimate and cruel leader (Macbeth) who seized power via murder.
When will you see good days again?
Since the true heir of your throne (Malcolm)
By his own prohibition of involvement (self-exile) is cursed
And dishonors his royal lineage.
Definition:
utter obscenities or profanities; or to speak disrespectfully of something considered sacred -- especially of God or religion