miss use of verb "back"? how to modifide this sentence?
This hallucination ironically echoes back her earlier claim to Macbeth that “little water clears us of this deed” (2.2 65)
See example:
She rubs her hands to wash out blood that does not exist which is analogous with her desire to cleanse her deeds "Out damned spot, out I say!" This hallucination ironically echoes back her earlier claim to Macbeth that "little water clears us of this deed" .
linda
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I think "back" is just redundant here.
You can simply say "This hallucination ironically echoes her earlier claim.."
Hope this helps! :)
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answered Jun 09 '11 at 00:51
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I haven't read Hamlet in a long while, but keep in mind that, ff Lady MacBeth is washing her hands, she is 'washing off' not 'washing out' the blood. Also, you should put a definite article, 'the', before blood.
Additionally, when you add a relative clause like 'which is analogous with her desire. . .' you should separate it from the main clause with a comma. Finally, I don't think your meaning is clear if you say 'cleanse her deeds'. There is a collocation of this 'cleanse her conscience' that may be more fitting.
See the rewrite below:
"She rubs her hands to wash off the blood that does not exist, which is analogous with her desire to cleanse her conscience -- "Out damned spot, out I say!" This hallucination ironically echoes her earlier claim to Macbeth that . . . " (double check punctuation of citations).
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answered Jun 11 '11 at 20:24
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