 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 ?...  The United Presbyterian Magazine - Page 2011878Full view - About this book
 | Henry Tudor - Families - 1848 - 468 pages
...voice and look, — " Well may I address you in the solemn language of our great poet, — ' 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... | |
 | Charles Delucena Meigs - Gynecology - 1848 - 712 pages
...troubled with thick-coming fancies, That keep her from her rest. M. Cure her of that : Canst tliou 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 die... | |
 | Richard Earl Miller - Education - 1998 - 266 pages
...fancies / That keep her from her rest." Macbeth then makes this desperate plea to the doctor: 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 stuff... | |
 | Russell Jackson - Literary Criticism - 2000 - 364 pages
...patient?' whilst looking down at Lady Macbeth in bed. Macbeth speaks for both of them when he asks: 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 stuffd... | |
 | Daniel J. Wallace, Janice Brock Wallace - Medical - 2002 - 272 pages
...6 How Do Stress, Sleep, Hormones, and the Immune System Interact and Relate to Fibromyalgia? Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased / Pluck from...stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff! Which weighs upon the heart? William Shakespeare (15644616), Macbeth, 5:340 In medical school, students learn about... | |
 | Claire McEachern - Drama - 2002 - 310 pages
...relentlessly clear-eyed murderer, utters cries of unassuageable pain which ensure our compassion: 'Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased, /Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow . . . ?' (5.3.41-2). The causes of suffering in Shakespeare's tragedies are diffuse and seem to involve... | |
 | Patricia Farrell - Self-Help - 2002 - 288 pages
...insists that he does not hold the answers that will heal her, Macbeth argues with the doctor: 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 stuff... | |
 | Norman E. Rosenthal - Family & Relationships - 2002 - 514 pages
...wipe the blood from her hands. The king, concerned about his wife's sanity, asks her physician: 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 stuff... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Drama - 2003 - 60 pages
...any cowards. Get me my armour. The doctor arrives. How does your patient? How's your patient doing? Cure her of that. Canst thou not minister to a mind...stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart? Make her better. Is there nothing you can do to help a sick mind forget its troubles?... | |
 | J. Philip Newell - Literary Criticism - 2003 - 148 pages
...accomplice in his crimes, can somehow be freed from the turbulence of her soul, he asks the doctor, Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased, Pluck from the...stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart? (Macbeth V 3 39-44) We can try, with the assistance of others, to numb our inner sensitivities... | |
| |
