The Only Use of
grapple
in
Macbeth
- Now, if you have a station in the file,
Not i' the worst rank of manhood, say it,
And I will put that business in your bosoms,
Whose execution takes your enemy off,
Grapples you to the heart and love of us,p. 89.2grapples = binds or holdseditor's notes: This could be paraphrased as: "Now, if you consider yourselves to be real men—not the lowest kind—speak up. I'll share a plan with you that, when carried out, will eliminate your enemy and bind you closely to my heart and favor. Right now, we're not truly well as long as he lives, but we would be perfectly fine if he were dead."
Definitions:
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(1)
(grapple) to struggle, wrestle, or hold and pull
or:
a tool with claws or hooks which is used to catch or hold something -- often thrown with a rope attached and then pulled -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, grapple or grappling hook can be used as a noun to reference a tool (consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding) that is often thrown with a rope.