Macbeth · Character
Doctor
Physician who observes Lady Macbeth's sleepwalking.
minor
Also known as Doctor Hark
First appearance: macbeth
Doctor's tie to Macbeth is one of the pressures that moves Macbeth—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Briefly appears to inform Malcolm that the English king is curing the 'king's evil'.
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With Macbeth (professional): The Doctor is a physician attending to Lady Macbeth's mental illness, serving under Macbeth's rule. With Gentlewoman (professional): The Doctor and Gentlewoman work together as medical…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Macbeth's Inner Circle
- Protagonist
- Supernatural and Royal Influences
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
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- Macbeth
professional · ambivalent
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- Gentlewoman
professional · positive
- Macbeth
professional · ambivalent
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