FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Strong medication
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A physician
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A priest
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Her husband
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Detailed explanation-1: -” Lady Macbeth is not in need of a doctor; she needs a priest. Instead of getting medical treatment, she needs to make a confession and seek redemption for her deeds.
Detailed explanation-2: -The only cure to Lady Macbeth’s internal illness is an antidote that she “must minister to [her]self” (V. iii. 49). Moreover, when talking to Macbeth, the doctor announces that Lady Macbeth is not physically sick as “she is troubled with thick-coming fancies” (V.
Detailed explanation-3: -There the Doctor reports to Macbeth that his Lady is “not so sick” in body as in a mind troubled by thick-coming fancies (37-38).
Detailed explanation-4: -She is sleepwalking and talking about the murders. The doctor decides his best move is to not mention that he heard anything, and he tells the woman to keep an eye on Lady Macbeth. This is rather ironic, considering she was the one who told Macbeth to wash his hands and forget about it.