"quarry"
Wordplay
Act 1,
Scene 2
Lines 14-15
Sergeant
This example of wordplay has three possible interpretations:
- Fortune (goddess of fate) is taking Macdonald’s side in the quarrel (quarry).
- Fortune is smiling at the bodies of the royal soldiers slain by Macdonald (his quarry).
- Fortune is smiling at Macbeth, Macdonald’s intended victim (his quarry).