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I beleue as the Scripture doth teach me.
"Sola Scriptura"-- a known belief meaning Scripture alone was the source of beliefs
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doyng herein as Penelope did with her web, vntwisting that she had done before
Notice the reference to The Odyssey here
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- May 2020
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human.libretexts.org human.libretexts.orgAct 11
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weird sisters
The title "Weird Sisters" indicates a certain connection these characters have with fate, but is also a phrase used to describe those of uncanny or unusual appearance. See our Closer Look "Women, Witchcraft, and Power" for more about witchcraft in this work and society.
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- Feb 2020
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human.libretexts.org human.libretexts.orgAct 15
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unsex me here, And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full Of direst cruelty!
Here Lady Macbeth is asking to be "unsexed" because the kind of cruelty and desire for power she has and intends on acting upon is not "feminine" and would go against the nature society has thrust upon her
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ronyon
Here is the Oxford English Dictionary entry for this word (spelled in other additions as "runnion"), this word is rarely used in modern language. https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/168944?redirectedFrom=runnion#eid
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milk
It is important to remember that this word will quite frequently be associated with gender and femininity
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Cousins
Here is the Oxford English Dictionary entry for the word "Cousin(s)", it should be noted that in this instance the word is not being used to describe a relative but instead a fellow lord (https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/43267?rskey=vJlxZj&result=1#eid)
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Upon her skinny lips: you should be women, 145 And yet your beards forbid me to interpret
The gender identity of the witches remains unknown, but look at our Closer Look "Women, Witches, and Power" for more about gender and witchcraft
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human.libretexts.org human.libretexts.orgAct 22
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Help me hence, ho!
Here Lady Macbeth faints, using a stereotypical example of femininity to disguise her real role in the events that have transpired
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Pale Hecate's
Hectate is a goddess of night and witchcraft
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