13 uses
- 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.5.1 — Act 5 Scene 1 — Dunsinane. A Room in the Castle (39% in)
- The weird sisters, hand in hand, Posters of the sea and land, Thus do go about, about: Thrice to thine, and thrice to mine, And thrice again, to make up nine:— Peace!1.3 — Act 1 Scene 3 — A heath (18% in)
- What thou wouldst highly, That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false, And yet wouldst wrongly win: thou'dst 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."1.5 — Act 1 Scene 5 — Inverness. A Room in Macbeth's Castle (33% in)
- —There's no such thing: It is the bloody business which informs Thus to mine eyes.2.1 — Act 2 Scene 1 — Inverness. Court within the Castle (17% in)
- —Now o'er the one half-world Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse The curtain'd sleep; now witchcraft celebrates Pale Hecate's offerings; and wither'd murder, Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design Moves like a ghost.2.1 — Act 2 Scene 1 — Inverness. Court within the Castle (18% in)
- Who was it that thus cried?2.1 — Act 2 Scene 1 — Inverness. Court within the Castle (38% in)
- ] To be thus is nothing; But to be safely thus:—our fears in Banquo.3.1 — Act 3 Scene 1 — Forres. A Room in the Palace (34% in)
- ] To be thus is nothing; But to be safely thus:—our fears in Banquo.3.1 — Act 3 Scene 1 — Forres. A Room in the Palace (35% in)
- Know That it was he, in the times past, which held you So under fortune; which you thought had been Our innocent self: this I made good to you In our last conference, pass'd in probation with you How you were borne in hand, how cross'd, the instruments, Who wrought with them, and all things else that might To half a soul and to a notion craz'd Say, "Thus did Banquo."3.1 — Act 3 Scene 1 — Forres. A Room in the Palace (59% in)
- Sit, worthy friends:—my lord is often thus, And hath been from his youth: pray you, keep seat; The fit is momentary; upon a thought He will again be well: if much you note him, You shall offend him, and extend his passion: Feed, and regard him not.3.4 — Act 3 Scene 4 — The same. A Room of state in the Palace.... (39% in)
- Ay, sir, all this is so:—but why Stands Macbeth thus amazedly?4.1 — Act 4 Scene 1 — A dark Cave. In the middle, a Caldron Boiling (80% in)
- To fright you thus, methinks, I am too savage; To do worse to you were fell cruelty, Which is too nigh your person.4.2 — Act 4 Scene 2 — Fife. A Room in Macduff's Castle (79% in)
- The spirits that know All mortal consequences have pronounc'd me thus,— "Fear not, Macbeth; no man that's born of woman Shall e'er have power upon thee.5.3 — Act 5 Scene 3 — Dunsinane. A Room in the Castle (10% in)
There are no more uses of "thus" in Macbeth.
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