A step-dame (stepmother) and dowager (widow holding property for her deceased husband) would make their son (or stepson) wait until they die to inherit all of the land or money.
Theseus is saying that he is tired of waiting for his wedding day to Hippolyta, comparing himself to that 'young man' waiting for his dowager or stepdame to die because to him, Hippolyta is a great fortune.
In Act 4, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's "Macbeth," the first apparition tells Macbeth to beware of Macduff, but the second says he does not have to kill him if he has no reason to fear him. Nevertheless, Macbeth resolves to seize the town of Fife, raid Macduff's castle and murder him as well as his wife, children and everyone in line of succession. As a result, Macbeth expects that will help him conquer his fear and sleep easily at night.
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O light beheld as through refracting tears
Explanation:
simile uses "like" or "as"
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C. to show the greasers' rebellious nature and how they are different from the Socs
Explanation:
A big part of the book was looking at the differences between the greasers, and the Socs
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