Question

8. Read this passage from Act V.

From The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare
MACBETH.
Cure her of that.
Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased,
Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow,
Raze out the written troubles of the brain,
And with some sweet oblivious antidote
Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff
Which weighs upon the heart?
DOCTOR.
Therein the patient
Must minister to himself.
What does this exchange reveal about the view of medicine during Elizabethan times?

Answer 1

Answer: From the tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare Macbeth cure her of that canst thou not minister to a mind diseased pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow raze out the written troubles of the brain and with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff which weighs

Macbeth: Cure her of that! Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased, pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, raze out the written troubles of the brain, and with some sweet oblivious antidote cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff which weighs upon her heart.

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