All 8 Uses
wrought
in
Macbeth
(Edited)
- My dull brain was wrought
With things forgotten.p. 25.4 * - My dull brain was wrought
With things forgotten.p. 22.6 * - Being unprepared,
Our will became the servant to defect,
Which else should free have wrought.p. 51.1 - Being unprepared,
Our will became the servant to defect,
Which else should free have wrought.p. 50.1 - This I made good to you
In our last conference, passed in probation with you
How you were borne in hand, how crossed, the instruments,
Who wrought with them, and all things else that might
To half a soul and to a notion crazed
Say, "Thus did Banquo."p. 87.3 - This I made good to you
In our last conference, passed in probation with you
How you were borne in hand, how crossed, the instruments,
Who wrought with them, and all things else that might
To half a soul and to a notion crazed
Say, "Thus did Banquo."p. 90.4 - Great business must be wrought ere noon.
p. 111.7 *
- Great business must be wrought ere noon.
p. 122.8 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(wrought as in: wrought iron) worked -- as when iron is shaped to fit by bending or beating
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(2)
(wrought as in: the damage she has wrought) caused to happen or occurred as a consequenceThis is most typically seen in classic literature. Less commonly, the present tense, wreak, is also seen.
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(3)
(wrought as in: her mind was wrought with anxiety) excessively nervous or agitated
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)