What does peak and pine mean?

‘Peak’ means ‘decline in health and spirits, waste away’ -http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/peak#peak-2; ‘Pine’ means ‘become ill or feeble through worry or longing’ – http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/pine.

Shall I dwindle peak and pine?

I’ the shipman’s card. Shall he dwindle, peak and pine: Though his bark cannot be lost, Yet it shall be tempest-tost.

Who says shall he dwindle peak and pine?

Please explain the following quote from Macbeth. Who says it? And to whom? Sleep shall neither night nor day Hang upon his penthouse lid; He shall live a man forbid: Weary sev’nights nine times nine Shall he dwindle, peak, and pine: Though his bark cannot be lost, Yet it shall be tempest-tossed.

What does though his bark Cannot be lost Yet it shall be tempest tossed mean?

Though his bark cannot be lost, / Yet it shall be tempest-tossed,” The significance is that it gives us insight on the capabilities of the witches. It means the first witch can’t destroy the sailor’s boat, but she can make him miserable with a storm, meaning witches can only play with man, not destroy him.

What do the witches do to the sailor?

The witch, with the help of her sister witches, will control the winds so that the sailor won’t be able to come into port. Contending with the storm, he won’t sleep and so he will “dwindle.” The witch gloats that “Though his bark cannot be lost, / Yet it shall be tempest-toss’d” (1.3. 24-25).

What is Macbeth’s first line?

Interestingly, Macbeth’s first line in the play is “So foul and fair a day I have not seen” (1.3. 36). This line echoes the witches’ words and establishes a connection between them and Macbeth.

Who says though his bark Cannot be lost?

2. “Though his bark cannot be lost, / Yet it shall be tempest-tossed,” is stated in lines 24 and 25 by the first witch while she and the other witches are discussing a recent experience of hers with a sailor. The significance is that it gives us insight on the capabilities of the witches.

What did the witch do to the sailors wife?

MacBeth ACT 1 Scene 3 Review Game

A	B
Where has 2nd witch been?	killing swine (pigs)
What did 1st witch want from sailor’s wife?	chestnuts
What does she want to do to the sailor since the wife will not give her a chestnut?	sail to his ship in a kitchen strainer (sieve) as a tailess rat ; do things to him

What does the First witch do to get her revenge?

The First Witch says that she will take revenge by punishing the woman’s husband, describing in detail what ‘I’ll do, I’ll do, and I’ll do’ (1.1. 10) to him: she will deprive him of sleep (‘Sleep shall neither night nor day / Hang upon his penthouse lid’ (1.3.

What is fair is foul and foul is fair an example of?

“Fair is foul, and foul is fair” means that appearances can be deceiving, a theme that runs throughout Macbeth. That which seems “fair” and good is actually “foul” and evil. The best example of this theme is Macbeth himself.

How can a battle be lost and won?

In William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, there are several paradoxes. Some are made by the three witches: ‘When the battle’s won and lost,’ meaning Macbeth will be victorious but each victory will lead to more losses. They also say, ‘Fair is foul, and foul is fair.