Macbeth's Mental

Macbeth takes his trip to the witches and it is there that he experiences his third hallucination, a four-part apparition that foretells his fate in an indefinite matter once again. The first apparition is an armed head that tells him, “Beware Macduff! /Beware the Thane of Fife!” (4.1.81-82) Macbeth has already had suspicions of Macduff and the apparition just confirms what he has already feared. The second apparition, a bloody child, says, “Laugh to scorn/ The power of man, for none of woman born/ shall harm Macbeth.” (4.1. 90-92) Macbeth rejoices to know that no man will beat him that was born of a woman, and he assumes that Macduff was born of a woman. The third

Macbeth is confused as he is arguing with himself on what he should do. He states reasons not to kill Duncan, because Macbeth is his noble kinsmen and the act would bring dishonor. However, he also states reason why he should kill him, because Macbeth will then become king and fulfill the witches ' fortune. Lady Macbeth, who appears in the beginning as the driving force for the murder of King Duncan, also develops internal conflict. At first, Lady Macbeth seems to be a woman of extreme confidence and will. But, as situations become more and more unstable in the play, guilt develops inside her. For instance, she exclaims; "Wash your hands. Put on your nightgown. / Look not so pale. I tell you again, Banquo 's / Burried; he cannot come out on 's grave" (Shakespeare V, ii, 65-67). Lady Macbeth sleepwalks and frets about her evil wrongdoings because she is extremely guilty of her influence on Macbeth to commit the murder. Lady Macbeth reacts emotionally and dwells on her actions as guilt eats at her soul.

In the beginning of the play, Macbeth was in a great state of mind, he won the war for the people of Scotland, and was seen as a hero. On the way home from war, Macbeth meets three witches who prophesied that he will become The King of Scotland, which led to the ultimate downfall of his mental health. Throughout the rest of the play, you start to see him struggle with insomnia, hyperarousal, hallucinations, paranormal schizophrenia, and anxiety which we see throughout the play, that gradually gets worse. Just before Macbeth goes into Duncan‘s room, he envisions a bloody dagger which is one of the many psychotic episodes that he’s bound to have. Macbeth's actions, thoughts, and need to keep his masculinity in order, lead to the fall of

In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth the reader watches as Macbeth changes gradually as the play endures. He are transforms from a loyal person with a loving and loyal disposition with other people, into a tyrants who are willing to kill in order to keep himself on the throne. He is tormented with fear, regret, and guilt. When someone does something they know is wrong it causes them to fall prey to their own emotions.

Just as the character spectrum flows from hero to villain, Macbeth also gradually makes his way down the line. In the very beginning of the play (before making his appearance), Macbeth’s fellow Scots and lords praise him for his loyalty and noble deeds. Here, it is made clear that the public initially views him as a heroic figure who is loyal to Scotland; “for brave Macbeth, (well he deserves that name)”(9) Admittedly, Macbeth does unseam a man “from the nave to th’ chops”(9), however this is considered an act of valor in the service of his country and his king. However, Macbeth’s loyalties soon become questionable, as he plots to and then commits the murder of his honored king, Duncan. At this point, the audience

William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a tragedy in which the main characters are obsessed by the desire for power. Macbeth’s aspiration for power blinds him to the ethical implications of his dreadful acts. The more that Shakespeare’s Macbeth represses his murderous feelings, the more he is haunted by them. By analyzing his hallucinations it is possible to trace his deteriorating mental state and the trajectory of his ultimate fall. Throughout the play Macbeth is never satisfied with himself. He feels the need to keep committing crime in order to keep what he wants most: his kingship. The harder Macbeth tries to change his fate the more he tends to run into his fate. His ambition and struggle for power was Macbeth’s tragic flaw in the play.

With anger, illusions, stress and so much more I will analyze Macbeth and lady Macbeth for their problems and disorders. In my research I will decipher between certain diseases such as bipolar disease, anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive, panic disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, stress disorder, borderline personality disorder, schizophrenia, sleeping disorder, and paranoia to see exactly which one of these stress/hurtful symptoms in which they both share. I’ve got my observation information from many resources such as doctor, psychiatrist, prison guards, and the dictionary. And overall I would find them very resourceful.

Lady Macbeth gives Macbeth the first push to kill Duncan, and she wants to be ruthless, feel no remorse so that she and her husband will successfully kill Duncan. She desires to “stop up th’ access and passage to remorse” (Shakespeare 1.5.51) so that she will not feel bad about the murder. She persuades Macbeth to kill Duncan, but he struggles afterward when he does not follow the plan and forgets to put back the daggers he cannot face the evil act he has committed. Lady Macbeth is satisfied after Macbeth is king, but that is not enough for him any longer. Eventually the killings take a toll on Macbeth’s mental state, and the guilt he begins to feel is unbearable. Macbeth kills Duncan and then says “this is a sorry sight”

The mind of each and every individual is unique in its own special way; some, of which, are steadfast and can roll with the punches, while others bend, conform, or break with the many psychological and physical influences in life. In the play The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth is introduced by the wounded sergeant as a person of battlefield valor and who showed great loyalty for his king, Duncan. His mind, at the time, expresses an authentic adamant and patriotic persona which seems hard to be swayed. It is later revealed that Macbeth expresses a lack in strength of character and is easily corrupted by his lust for power. Encouraged by his wife, nerve racked by the witches, and plagued by his thirst for authority, his

It is evident from the very first scene in the play that Macbeth is a true warrior. Macbeth gets corrupted by his avarice for power. After king Duncan's death, Macbeth immediately jumped at the opportunity of being king. As soon as he was crowned, he became a power hungry, evil dictator. Murder is no shock to Macbeth, he has taken part in more battles than the average soldier ever did. The desire for power makes individuals do the unthinkable. At the start of the play, Macbeth with labeled as a noble, brave and loyal man by King Duncan. Macbeth still has his morals as he kills Duncan but as the play progresses, they begin to fade.

Finally, when Macbeth went to the witches again to consult them about his future the first thing they said to Macbeth was to beware of Macduff. After hearing this prophecy from the witches Macbeth secretly sent murderers to Macduff’s palace in Fife. When the murderers reached Fife all they could find was Lady Macduff and her son both of whom the murderers murdered. When the news of the murder reached Macduff he was outraged and swore to kill Macbeth to revenge on what he did to his family and Scotland overall. This is evident when Macduff says, “Bring thou this fiend of Scotland, and myself; within my sword's length set him; if he 'scape, heaven forgive him too!” (Act 4. Scene 3. 271-273). The murder of Lady Macduff and her son also affected Macbeth because it was Macduff at the end of the play who killed Macbeth. We can say that it

Macbeth must kill King Duncan so that he can be King. Macbeth feels pressured and afraid of the deed that he must commit as he considers the consequences of murdering King Duncan, “…But in these cases / We still have judgement here” (1.7.7-8). Lady Macbeth feeds mortal thoughts of killing to Macbeth (Favila 1) and overpowers him by challenging his manhood. This eventually leads him to commit the act of murder. Macbeth conflict with what is right and wrong and mortal thoughts definitely do haunt him, but it is

Macbeth, a royal man, was a great hero and leader at one time. After Macbeth had killed King Duncan throughout a growing love of power and greed he became crazy and lost all respect and changed to a polar opposite person than that of himself before. Macbeth was a well respected/laudable man and all loved him. He was thought highly of by people. “Enkindle unto you the crown… Thane of Cawdor” (I.iii.121). This quote shows that people thought highly of Macbeth and that Macbeth had great potential to become the king. All was going well for Macbeth at that time. Macbeth starts to become impatient and power hungry, so he decides to murder king Duncan. This is the first glimpse of madness we see from Macbeth. “I have done the deed” (II.ii.14). This is Macbeth speaking to his wife, Lady Macbeth, who provoked and largely supported the murder of King Duncan in their power hungry race to the throne. Macbeth says that he had done the deed (killed the king) in

Macbeth has been thinking about what the witches have said to him. He has confessed that he has killed Duncan. Macbeth says that his wife has been encouraging him to forget the action. He also states that his marriage has been getting

“Seize upon Fife, give to the edge o’ the sword…and all fortunate souls that trace him in his line” (4.1. 174-176). Macbeth action makes Macduff hate Macbeth more and want to kill him which lead back to the prophecy from the witch about bewaring Macduff. Families dies because Macbeth became too cautious of what his fate is and want to keep the throne for himself. Because he became too cautious and paranoid to have a clear mind, he turning himself into a insane person from all the thing he know and try to avoid. This action of his is what seal his fate with