All 3 Uses of
content
in
Macbeth
- Well contented.
p. 71.8contented = agreed or satisfied
- Naught's had, all's spent,
Where our desire is got without content.p. 91.9 *content = satisfactioneditor's notes: This could be paraphrased as: "Nothing is gained, and all is wasted, if we achieve our desires without finding satisfaction."
Uses with a meaning too common or too rare to warrant foucs:
- This diamond he greets your wife withal,
By the name of most kind hostess; and shut up
In measureless content.p. 51.1 *content = satisfactioneditor's notes: In Shakespeare's time, withal often meant "with it," and shut up frequently meant "filled." So, these lines from Banquo could be paraphrased as: "Duncan sends your wife this diamond, calling her a very kind hostess, and he is filled with satisfaction because of how well he's been treated."
Definitions:
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(1)
(content as in: content with how things are) satisfied
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(2)
(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus:
The word forms content and contents are also commonly used to refer to what is inside something else.