62the rather the sooner
64wassail liquor; convince overwhelm
65warder guardian
66fume vapor; receipt receptacle
67limbeck distilling device
72quell killing
73mettle valor
77other otherwise
81mock delude
II.1 Another room in Macbeth's castle
5husbandry economy
7summons signal to sleep
15largess...offices gifts to your household staff
17shut up concluded
19will good will; defect deficient means
20should...wrought would have worked liberally
26cleave...'tis support my interests at the proper time
29franchised free of obligations
30be counseled take your advice
40heat-oppressed overheated
45made the fools o' playing tricks on
47dudgeon handle; gouts spots
49informs (1) reports, (2) takes shape
53Hecate's offerings worship of Hecate, goddess of the moon and of witchcraft
54Alarumed given the signal
56Tarquin Tarquin Sextus Tarquinius, son of the ancient Roman king Tarquinius Superbus, who raped the chaste Lucretia (the story is recounted in Shakespeare's poem Lucrece); side arrogance (see Note on the Text)
60take...time i.e., break the silence and thus disrupt the horror appropriate to the moment
II.2
3bellman night watchman
6possets warm milk with spices and liquor