How does the Doctor account for Lady Macbeth’s behavior? He says that her illness is beyond his medicine for the physical body – she needs something for her soul (More needs she the divine than the physician) and that Lady Macbeth will have to help herself.
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- 1 What does the doctor say to Macbeth about Lady Macbeth’s condition?
- 2 What does the doctor do for Lady Macbeth?
- 3 What is the doctor’s evaluation of Lady Macbeth’s problem?
- 4 How does the doctor account for Lady Macbeth’s behavior and what does he recommend for her?
- 5 Can the doctor help Lady Macbeth?
- 6 What do the doctor and gentlewoman see Lady Macbeth doing what do they plan do about it?
- 7 How do the doctor and the gentlewoman react to what Lady Macbeth says?
- 8 Why does the doctor say of Lady Macbeth more needs she the divine than the physician?
- 9 Why has a doctor been called to check on Lady Macbeth?
- 10 What was the doctor’s conclusion after observing Lady Macbeth?
What does the doctor say to Macbeth about Lady Macbeth’s condition?
The doctor tells Macbeth that his wife is very ill, and he cannot cure her. Macbeth reacts angrily, telling the doctor he cannot be bothered by such matters.
What does the doctor do for Lady Macbeth?
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. What does Macbeth want the doctor to do for his wife? He wants the doctor to ease her suffering, to give her something to make her oblivious to her weighty troubles.
What is the doctor’s evaluation of Lady Macbeth’s problem?
From evaluating Lady Macbeth, the doctor says that she is sleepwalking and confessing her sins. He said that the problem is within herself and cannot be fixed by anyone but herself.
How does the doctor account for Lady Macbeth’s behavior and what does he recommend for her?
How does the Doctor account for Lady Macbeth’s behavior? He says that her illness is beyond his medicine for the physical body – she needs something for her soul (More needs she the divine than the physician) and that Lady Macbeth will have to help herself.
Can the doctor help Lady Macbeth?
The doctor states that he cannot help her with medicine. He claims that she needs a spiritual healing: She needs the divine more than she needs the physician.
What do the doctor and gentlewoman see Lady Macbeth doing what do they plan do about it?
What do the doctor and gentlewoman see Lady Macbeth doing? What do they decide to do? 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.
How do the doctor and the gentlewoman react to what Lady Macbeth says?
In her sleep, she makes crazed references to the murder of King Duncan. The gentlewoman does not want to repeat the words she says out loud, because she is afraid she might be charged with treason if she utters what Lady Macbeth is saying. Thus, she urges the doctor to hear the words for himself.
Why does the doctor say of Lady Macbeth more needs she the divine than the physician?
What does the doctor mean when he says, “More needs she (Lady Macbeth) the divine than the physician? She needs God, not a doctor. Why is Macbeth at first confident that he will survive? The witches had convinced him that he’s invincible.
Why has a doctor been called to check on Lady Macbeth?
The doctor has been called because Lady Macbeth is rambling and is intent as she tries to “wash” away her guilt:”Out damned spot!”(V.i). That no longer works for her. The doctor cannot understand her madness and there is no physical cause.
What was the doctor’s conclusion after observing Lady Macbeth?
Together they observe Lady Macbeth make the gestures of repeatedly washing her hands as she relives the horrors that she and Macbeth have carried out and experienced. The doctor concludes that she needs spiritual rather than medical aid.
