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"one of greatest note seems bruited"
Double Meaning
Act 5,
Scene 7
Lines 22-23

An explanation of the double meaning of "greatest note" and "bruited" in Act 5, Scene 7 of myshakespeare's Macbeth.

Macduff

By this great clatter, one of greatest note
Seems bruited. Let me find him, fortune,

This line has a double meaning, and could be read two possible ways:

  • The fighting, and therefore the noise, will be most intense around the persons of greatest importance (of greatest note).
  • Battle trumpets announce (bruit) with high sounding notes the arrival of the highest ranking lords.