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Sometimes called Dun (or fortress) Abernethy. A fortress in Fife where Gruadh spends much of her childhood and where Bodhe and Dolina live.
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Abernethy Term Timeline in Lady Macbeth
The timeline below shows where the term Abernethy appears in Lady Macbeth. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 8
...participate in the tradition of kissing people on the new moon after she returns to Abernethy. This tradition is said to reveal the truth. When Gruadh returns to Abernathy a few...
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Chapter 10
Dolina polishes and scrubs the household at Abernethy in preparation for the wedding. Dolina has Gruadh purchase silk and linen to sew into...
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The day before Gruadh leaves Abernathy for Moray, she goes to Luag, Bodhe’s bard. She asks him about Moray, and he...
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Chapter 18
Gruadh must take care of loose ends at Abernethy. She allows Father Anselm to stay, because although she never got along with him, Bodhe...
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...wants “mourning over so revenge could begin.” As she and the funeral party return to Abernethy after burying the bodies, Duncan, Crinan, and a group of men approach on horseback. They...
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The next week, while still at Abernethy, Finn, Macbeth, Gruadh and others discuss revenge. They wonder who sent the men who killed...
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