| Act 2 scene 1 page 349 lines 33-43:Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee! I have thee not, and yet I see thee still. Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible To feeling as to sight? Or art thou but A dagger of the mind, a false creation, Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain? I see thee yet, in form as palpable As this which now I draw. Thou marshal’st me the way that I was going, And such an instrument I was to use. | Macbeth’s vision of this dagger, his instrument for the murder, represents the bloody and difficult course in which Macbeth will be experiencing by killing King Duncan. |
| Act 3 Scene 4 Page 374-375 lines 70-74:Prithee see there! ehold! look! lo! How say you? Why, what care i? If thou canst nod, speak too. If charnel houses and our graves must send Those that we bury back, our monuments Shall be the maws of kites. | Macbeth’s vision of Banquo’s ghost at the feast is a constant reminder to him that he committed murder towards his former friend. |
| Act 3 Scene 4 pages 375-376 lines 100-109:What man dare, I dare. Approach thou like the rugged Russian bear, The armed rhinoceros, or the Hyrcan tiger; Take any shape but that, and my firm nerves Shall never tremble. Or be alive againn And dare me to the desert with thy sword. If trembling I inhabit then, proteset me The baby of a girl. Hence, horrible shadow! Unreal mock’ry, hence! | Macbeth’s vision of Banquo’s ghost at the feast is a constant reminder to him that he commited murder towards his former friend, and his regret in doing so towards him and Duncan. |
| Act 4 Scene 1 page 386 lines 113-124:Thou art too like the spirit of Banquo. Down! Thy crown does sear mine eyeballs. And thy hair, Thou other gold-bound brow, is like the first. A third is like the former.—Filthy hags! Why do you show me this? A fourth? Start, eyes! What, will the line stretch out to th’ crack of doom? Another yet? A seventh? I’ll see no more. And yet the eighth appears, who bears a glass Which shows me many more, and some I see That twofold balls and treble scepters carry. Horrible sight! Now I see ’tis true; For the blood-boltered Banquo smiles upon me And points at them for his. | Macbeth’s hallucination of Banquo and Banquo’s decendents is a reminder to Macbeth that he is not secure in the throne and the witches’ third prophecy has yet to come true. |
| Reflection on the nature of hallucination has relevance for many traditional philosophical debates concerning the nature of the mind, perception, and our knowledge of the world. In recent years, neuroimaging techniques and scientific findings on the nature of hallucination, combined with interest in new philosophical theories of perception such as disjunctivism, have brought the topic of hallucination once more to the forefront of philosophical thinking. Scientific evidence from psychology, neuroscience, and psychiatry sheds light on the functional role and physiology of actual hallucinations; some disjunctivist theories offer a radically new and different philosophical conception of hallucination. This volume offers interdisciplinary perspectives on the nature of hallucination, offering essays by both scientists and philosophers.Contributors first consider topics from psychology and neuroscience, including neurobiological mechanisms of hallucination and the nature and phenomenology of auditory-verbal hallucinations. Philosophical discussions follow, with contributors first considering disjunctivism and then, more generally, the relation between hallucination and the nature of experience. | Hallucination: Philosophy and Psychology (Google eBook)Front CoverFiona Macpherson, Dimitris PlatchiasMIT Press, Aug 16, 2013 – Philosophy – 432 pageshttps://books.google.com/books?id=GcmqAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA183&lpg=PA183&dq=macbeth+hallucination&source=bl&ots=tu1yweC7JX&sig=YOJBS2NyxxnEqlwIQuSUlTMmijc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Ii4AVdfPGOPIsQSu94C4Bg&ved=0CBwQ6AEwADgU#v=onepage&q=macbeth%20hallucination&f=false |
| Hallucinations are, first of all, supernatural symbols of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s guilt, and they generally serve as a reminder of what they have done or are about to do. | UNIVERSITY IN BELGRADE FACULTY OF PHILOLOGY ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE Selma SlezovicMacbeth – Visions and hallucinations(RESEARCH PAPER) Mentor PhD Zoran Paunovic Belgradehttps://www.academia.edu/6795279/UNIVERSITY_IN_BELGRADE_FACULTY_OF_PHILOLOGY_ENGLISH_LANGUAGE_AND_LITERATURE_Selma_Slezovic_Macbeth_Visions_and_hallucinations_RESEARCH_PAPER |
| Linda Woodbridge views Macbeth’s hallucination as a piece of magical thinking; the hallucinated dagger proves bu… | “Mortal Thoughts” and Magical Thinking in “Macbeth”Marina FavilaModern PhilologyVol. 99, No. 1 (Aug., 2001), pp. 1-25Published by: The University of Chicago PressArticle Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/439153 |
| According to the Cartesian tradition, the sensory constituent in the case of Macbeth’s hallucination is supposed… | Austin and the Argument from IllusionRoderick FirthThe Philosophical ReviewVol. 73, No. 3 (Jul., 1964), pp. 372-382Published by: Duke University PressArticle Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2183663« Previous Item Next Item » |
| Macbeth Wanting Witches to Stay:”Into the air, and what seemed corporalMelted, as breath into the wind. Would they had stayed.” (Act 1, Scene 3)Zhao Internal | Speaker: MacbethMeaning: As the three witches plan to exit, Macbeth yells “wait” and wanted to hear more, but they vanish into thin air. This quote shows that Macbeth actually wanted the witches to stay despite the strange encounter.Why: Apparently the intention to acquire the throne has already been rooted in Macbeth since otherwise he wouldn’t be this eager for more information and wishing the witches to stay.How: This quote foreshadows Macbeth’s deliberate visits to the witches later on. |
| King Duncan Praising Macbeth:”(to MACBETH) O worthiest cousin,The sin of my ingratitude even nowWas heavy on me. Thou art so far beforeThat swiftest wing of recompense is slowTo overtake thee. Would thou hadst less deserved,That the proportion both of thanks and paymentMight have been mine! Only I have left to say,More is thy due than more than all can pay.”(Act 1, Scene 4)Zhao Internal | Speaker: King DuncanMeaning: King Duncan praises Macbeth for his worthiness and integrity, but also informing Macbeth that he owes Macbeth more than he can ever repay.Why: Based on its context, Macbeth could have easily misunderstood and assumed Duncan was going to pass on the crown to him.How: This explains further thought process of Macbeth in the play, including his attitude toward the crown. |
| Macbeth Fearing Consequences before Killing Duncan:”If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere wellIt were done quickly. If the assassinationCould trammel up the consequence, and catchWith his surcease success; that but this blowMight be the be-all and the end-all here,But here, upon this bank and shoal of time,We’d jump the life to come.”(Act 1, Scene 7)Zhao Internal | Speaker: MacbethMeaning: Macbeth admits that if the assassination can succeed easily, preventing any consequence, and be the “be-all” and “end-all” of the whole affair, he would gladly carry out this murder with no hesitation. But violence is still punished in this world, and by committing, it will eventually come back to plague him.Why: The quote shows that Macbeth fears the consequences of killing more than the actual calling of integrity and morality.How: It unveils the real source of hesitation of Macbeth. |
| Macbeth’s Intent to Kill the King as a Strategic Decision:”Macbeth here acts with the intent to carry out a strategic decision: to kill the king. He believes this will act to his competitive advantage… he believes that the act will assist his own progress to the regal throne. Indeed, shortly afterwards, he does become king.”(Ormerod, page not specified)Zhao External | Speaker: Paul OrmerodMeaning: Macbeth’s take on killing Duncan was completely deliberate and tacticalWhy: Rebutting those who argue that the murder Macbeth committed was by no means rational, and instead a resulting product of powerful stimulation by Lady Macbeth and supernatural impact from the witches.How: This quote backs that Macbeth’s decision wasn’t essentially influenced by outside sources, but a decision carried out by himself. |
| Macbeth’s Thinking in front of Duncan’s Bed:”He(Macbeth) looks forward to being king but doesn’t wish to have to commit the act of murder to fulfill his and Lady Macbeth’s desire, yet he goes to commit the act willingly. He wishes the deed (the killing) was behind him and he was already the monarch… He is remorseless for the death of King Duncan, yet he knows it will cause great sorrow and pity for the family of Duncan, and he will forever be damned.”(June, page not specified)Zhao External | Speaker: Dale L. JuneMeaning: Macbeth is indeed a courageous warrior on the battlefield, but he is a coward usurper who could not fulfill the desire inside of him, and needed external help such as his wife and the witches.Why: Macbeth is troubled by his worry and his fear, yet eager for the crown.How: The quote portraits Macbeth’s thoughts while having the dagger in his hand standing in front of Duncan’s bed. |
| Macbeth’s Take on Getting Away from Consequences:”More than willing to ‘jump the life to come’ (1.7.7), Macbeth weighs his decision to murder Duncan by the success of the endeavor. But success for Macbeth translates into an action without a consequence – that is to say, not getting caught!”(Favila, 3)Zhao External | Speaker: Marina FavilaMeaning: Macbeth bet his plan of assassination on the possibility of not getting caught, which is extremely unrealistic and risk-taking.Why: Macbeth has always feared the consequences of killing. Yet on the other hand, he chose to face these consequences with a very slim chance of “getting away”, a interesting decision that symbolizes Macbeth’s unstable throne.How: This quote illustrates the contradiction between Macbeth’s fear of consequences and his bumptious decision that hinders the elimination of consequences. |
Macbeth Hallucination
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