The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 11.0250  Monday, 7 February 2000.

From:           Paul Swanson <
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Date:           Friday, 04 Feb 2000 10:43:24 -0500
Subject: 11.0203 Lady Macbeth's Death
Comment:        Re: SHK 11.0203 Lady Macbeth's Death

Nora Kreimer responded to the following post regarding suicide in
Macbeth:

>>I think that Macbeth for a time considers suicide when he say "Why
>>should I play the Roman fool and die by my own hand..."

Later, she asked:

>Could we debate the issue of Lady Macbeth's alleged suicide? I have some
>mixed feelings concerning her death. Thanks.

No one responded to this post-including me, and I must plead guilty to
forgetfulness, as I meant to respond several days ago-and I was
intrigued by it. Are the "mixed feelings" you refer to suspicions that
Lady Macbeth did not, in fact, take her own life? Is there a textual
basis for suspecting a death other than suicide? I'm really interested
in Nora's thoughts, if she would like to elaborate

Paul Swanson