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The Medicine Chest
ELIZABETHAN MEDICINE Medicine was extremely important in this period. Disease and illness were so common that nearly 50% of all children would die before they reached adulthood. Not only was there...
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Throw physic to the dogs
Throw physic to the dogs; I’ll none of it. Come, put mine armour on; give me my staff. (…) Doctor, the thanes fly from me. Come, sir, dispatch. If thou couldst, doctor, cast The water of my land, find...
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Discussion: Macbeth
According to Macbeth, what is the “disease” that has befallen his country? In the absence of a “purgative drug”, what do you think Macbeth will need to do to get rid of the disease? Why do you think he...
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Both our remedies within thy help and holy physic lies
I have been feasting with mine enemy, Where on a sudden one hath wounded me That’s by me wounded: both our remedies Within thy help and holy physic lies: I bear no hatred, blessed man, for lo, My...
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Discussion: Romeo
Why do you think Shakespeare chooses wounds and medicine as metaphors in this passage? Do you think it’s the best way of describing Romeo’s situation? What other metaphors could you find for what Romeo...
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