Both Uses of
Hannibal
in
Measure for Measure
- O thou wicked Hannibal!†
Scene 2.1
- —Prove this, thou wicked Hannibal, or I'll have mine action of battery on thee.†
Scene 2.1 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(Hannibal) general who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War; crossed the Alps, defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, Hannibal may refer to the name of various places and people--most famously Hannibal Missouri and the fictional psychopath, Hannibal Lecter.