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Macbeth Glossary

illness (1.5.21)

i.e., ruthlessness.

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Mabillard, Amanda. Macbeth Glossary. Shakespeare Online. 20 Aug. 2000. (date when you accessed the information) < http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/macbeth/macbethglossary/macbeth1_1/macbethglos_illness.html >.
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Lady Macbeth meets King Duncan. From The Booklovers Edition, 1901.