All 10 Uses
flourish
in
Macbeth
(Edited)
- SCENE IV. Forres. A Room in the Palace.
[Flourish. Enter Duncan, Malcolm, Donalbain, Lennox, and Attendants.]p. 25.8 * - SCENE IV. Forres. A Room in the Palace.
[Flourish. Enter Duncan, Malcolm, Donalbain, Lennox, and Attendants.]p. 24.1 * - [Flourish. Exeunt.] (at end of Act 1 Scene 4)
p. 29.9
- [Flourish. Exeunt.] (at end of Act 1 Scene 4)
p. 28.9
- Flourish. Enter, with drum and colours, Malcolm, old Siward, Ross, Lennox, Angus, Caithness, Menteith, and Soldiers.
p. 187.7
- Flourish. Enter, with drum and colours, Malcolm, old Siward, Ross, Lennox, Angus, Caithness, Menteith, and Soldiers.
p. 214.7
- ALL: Hail, King of Scotland!
Flourish.p. 189.9 - ALL: Hail, King of Scotland!
Flourish.p. 218.1 - [Flourish. Exeunt.] (at end of Act 5 Scene 8)
p. 191.9
- [Flourish. Exeunt.] (at end of Act 5 Scene 8)
p. 218.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(flourish as in: the business is flourishing) to thrive (grow or develop well)
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(2)
(flourish as in: dismissed them with a flourish) a showy gesture
or:
the act of waving -- a hand or an item -
(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In Shakespeare's plays, flourish is often used as a stage direction indicating a specific type of showy gesture: fanfare played by trumpets or other horns to announce the entry or exit of royalty.
Check a comprehensive dictionary for other senses including some that are of interest to musicians.