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Act IV

Act IV. inundation. IV. i. 12 “To stop the inundation of her tears.” Overflow noun. arbitrating. VI.i. 64 “’Twixt my extremes and me this bloody knife Shall play the umpire , arbitrating the

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Act IV

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  1. Act IV

  2. inundation • IV. i. 12 • “To stop the inundation of her tears.” • Overflow • noun

  3. arbitrating • VI.i. 64 • “’Twixt my extremes and me this bloody knife • Shall play the umpire, arbitrating the • Which the commission of they years and ard coud to on issue of true honor bring” (VI.i.63-66). • Deciding • verb • Arbiter: 1: a person with power to decide a dispute : judge Handmade oil painting reproduction of Portrait of Richard 'Beau' Nash #1674-1761# English gamester and social arbiter, a painting by Adrien Carpentiers

  4. ORISONS “Ay, those attires are best. But, gentle Nurse, I pray thee leave me to myself tonight, For I have need of many orisons To move the heavens to smile upon my state, Which, well thou knowest, is cross and full of sin” (IV.iii.1-5) 191. PRAYER Noun

  5. culled “No madam, we have culled such necessaries As are behooveful for our state tomorrow” (191). Chosen verb

  6. solace “But one, poor one, one poor and loving child, But one thing to rejoice and solace in” (201). Console Verb

  7. dirges “Our wedding cheer to a sad burial feast, Our solemn hymns to sudden dirges change” (203). • a song or hymn of grief or lamentation; especially: one intended to accompany funeral or memorial rites • noun

  8. presage • “My dreams presage some joyful news at hand” (211). • 1: something that foreshadows or portends a future event :omen • verb

  9. impeach • “Here I stand, both to impeach and purge, • Myself condemned and myself excused. (237). • to bring an accusation against • verb

  10. Penury • “Noting this penury, to myself I said . .” (214) • severe poverty • noun

  11. sepulcher • “”The stony entrench of this sepulcher” (235) • a place of burial :tombnoun

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