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Macbeth

The Weird Sisters, hand in hand,
Posters of the sea and land,
Thus do go about, about.
p. 15.9

thus = in this way

editor's notes: These lines recited by the witches could be paraphrased as: "The Weird Sisters, holding hands, travelers across sea and land, in this way, go around and around."

Thou'ld'st have, great Glamis,
That which cries, "Thus thou must do," if thou have
it,
And that which rather thou dost fear to do,
Than wishest should be undone.
p. 31.8

thus = this

editor's notes: No Fear Shakespeare, by SparkNotes, does a good job of translating this as:

"There's something you want, but you're afraid to do what you need to get it. You want it to be done for you."

This translation, that adheres more closely to the original structure, helps to show how each word was used.

"You want, great Glamis, something that demands, 'This is what you must do,' if you are to have it. And you would rather avoid doing it than wish it hadn't been done."

It is the bloody business which informs
Thus to mine eyes.
p. 53.4

thus = in this way

editor's notes: Macbeth is attributing the vision of the dagger to his violent intentions.

Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace,
With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design
Moves like a ghost.
p. 53.6

thus = in this way

Who was it that thus cried?
p. 59.0

thus = in that way

To be thus is nothing,
p. 85.1

thus = this

But to be safely thus.
p. 85.2

Thus did Banquo.
p. 87.4

thus = that

Sit, worthy friends. My lord is often thus,
p. 103.3

thus = this way

But why
Stands Macbeth thus amazedly?
p. 129.6

thus = in that way

editor's notes: This could be paraphrased as: "But why is Macbeth in a trance that way?"

To fright you thus, methinks, I am too savage;
p. 137.6

thus = in that way

It is an accustomed action with her, to seem thus washing her hands. I have known her continue in this a quarter of an hour.
p. 163.2 *

The spirits that know
All mortal consequences have pronounced me thus:
"Fear not, Macbeth; no man that's born of woman
Shall e'er have power upon thee."
p. 169.3

thus = in this way

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(1) (thus as in: Thus it was necessary.)
therefore (for that reason; or what follows is so because of what was just said)
(2) (thus as in: betrayed her thus)
in the way mentioned or shown
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
meaning too rare to warrant focus:

The expression, thus far means so far or up until now.