| recompense | repayment; compensation |
| harbinger | 1. a signal of something approaching2. a messenger who announces arrivals |
| peerless | having no match; incomparable |
| chastise | 1. to punish by inflicting pain2. to criticize severely |
| impede | to hinder, obstruct progress |
| metaphysical | 1. pertaining to abstract thought2. supernatural |
| tidings | news or information |
| compunctious | having pangs of doubt or guilt |
| beguile | to delude; to mislead |
| trammel | to catch or confine as with a net |
| warder | a watchmen or sentry |
| mettle | courageous spirit; fortitude |
MacBeth Act 1, Scene 4, 5 & 7
November 29, 2019