SHAKESPEARE
TEXTBOOK TALK
2 VERBS IN ONE
"EAT"
ONE LETTER MAKES A DIFFERENCE
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The title character who orders the murder of Lady Macduff

Macbeth

100

It's the table in the front of a textbook that lists the chapters & page numbers

table of contents

100

To travel by taking rides from passing cars

hitchhike

100

Sheep shouts

bleats

100

A single conflict between military forces & the drinking item you might reach for after one of those

battle & bottle

200

A simple countryman delivers a basket of figs to this queen of Egypt, she dies soon after

Cleopatra

200

Comments & cross-references are often found at the bottom of a page in the form of these

footnotes

200

Akin to saute, you do this to veggies in a wok

stir-fry

200

Types of these fashion folds include box, knife & sunburst

pleats

200

A certain crustacean & to be frugal

A certain crustacean & to be frugal

300

Tybalt is this title teenage girl's first cousin

Juliet

300

If you're unsure of the meaning of a key word, see if they book contains this section

glossary

300

To get behind the wheel of a Chrysler you're thinking of buying & take it for a spin

test-drive

300

To beseech or beg for mercy

entreat

300

"Couture" preceder & a synonym for hurry

haute & haste

400

Prospero is a magician who has the power to create storms in this enchanted play

The Tempest

400

A list of the written sources used in compiling a book can usually be found under this heading

bibliography

400

To use a foot & a pedal to get a motorcycle going

kick-start

400

Suet & dried fruit go into this British dessert pie

mincemeat

400

To fracture a bone & a really weird person

break & freak

500

The ghosts of the little princes appear to him a Bosworth Field

Richard III

500

Tables & technical material not included in the main text often appear in back as this section

appendix

500

To windmill, headspin or elbow hop like a b-boy

breakdance

500

This synonym for gloomy or pessimistic is also a conductor's indication of the start of a measure

downbeat

500

A rough-looking cabin & what is done to corn

shack & shuck

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