All 4 Uses of
obscure
in
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
- ...we are tied down to a language which makes up in obscurity what it lacks in style.
Act 2 *obscurity = the quality of being difficult to understand
- As soon as we make a move they'll come pouring in from every side, shouting obscure instructions, confusing us with ridiculous remarks, messing us about from here to breakfast and getting our names wrong.
Act 2obscure = not clearly seen, understood, or expressed
- Ship timbers, wind in the rigging, and then shouts of sailors calling obscure but inescapably nautical instructions from all directions, far and near:
Act 3
- Obscure promises balanced by vague threats.
Act 3
Definition:
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(obscure as in: the view or directions are obscure) not clearly seen, understood, or expressededitor's notes: Although this meaning of obscure typically refers to seeing or understanding, it can refer to difficulty with any type of detection as when something is hard to hear. It can also more specifically mean vague, or mysterious, or unknown by anyone. Much more rarely, it can mean secretive.