Paranoia In Macbeth

I, Dr. Roddenbery, have concluded through my findings that Macbeth is suffering from delusional compulsion. Through my expert analysis Macbeth’s delusional compulsion stems solely from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In Macbeth’s case of PTSD, he suffers from guilt, depression, and being emotionally numb. He is submissive and vulnerable to Lady Macbeth's grip she holds on him.

The definition of paranoia is a mental condition characterized by delusions of persecution, unwarranted jealousy, or exaggerated self-importance, typically elaborated into an organized system. The tragic play Macbeth, is written by William Shakespeare, and portrays the murders committed by a power hungry warrior. The three witches inform Macbeth that if Duncan dies then he will become King. Lady Macbeth convinces her husband, Macbeth, to kill the king, Duncan, for his throne. This starts out as one killing, but then more become inevitable, and Macbeth begins to feel unbearable guilt for the killings. The deaths of Duncan, Banquo, and Macduff’s family are significant to the tragedy as Macbeth’s mental state progressively declines to a state of paranoia.

Shakespeare's Macbeth is best known for the perilous, ambitious tendencies of its protagonist, Macbeth. His psychological makeup is often referenced as the result of fear's effect on the human psyche. Deceit refers to the contortion of an outward image to convey a stable and efficient character, one who has everything under control, and who adapts himself to the sentiments of those around him. One may say that he is a man who perpetually looks like an innocent flower, but it is the serpent that lies underneath. Of course, this underlying serpent may not be so malicious.

In the Shakespeare famous Tragedy play "Macbeth" he presents Macbeth fear as uncertainty and betrayal to his friends because of Witches prophecy that "Banqu's descendant Shael become the next king". This prophecy is rooted deep inside Macbeth's heart, which threatens his throne and reign. Shakespeare explores Macbeth's fear by using emotions such as uncertainty and paranoia about Banquo as well as the'seeds' that will soon be mighty forces. The'seeds' refers to Banquo's descendant who will become King of Scotland in the near future.

The first place of peripety is found right before when Duncan is entering Macbeth’s house. It is inevitable for the reader to not fear for the coming murder of the king. We fear with every second that Duncan is at the Macbeth’s table. We scream inside of us, “Macbeth, do not do it!” and on other hand we also scream, “Duncan, fly away right now and save your life” When the murder is consumed, is when the feeling of fear is substituted by the feeling of pity. We feel pity for what happened to the king and for how he was killed. We feel that Duncan did not deserve to be murdered and either less by someone he trusted in. At the same time Macbeth words, “Macbeth shall sleep no more,” and “Will all great Neptune’s oceans wash this blood clean from

Macbeth was a virtuous man. There can be no greater recommendation than the king himself. He covered him with praise "O valiant cousin! Worthy gentleman!" after Macbeth rid the country of rebels within the ranks and the "multiplying villainies of nature". The king 's trust

Women’s status has changed in past these few years. They have now different roles in the society and have changed the way they act, they think, to get what they want in life. The role of women has an immense impact on how they act to achieved something they want. In the play studied in class two powerful female characters has a big effect in the roles they play and have many similarities by the way they act but are also different according to their personality. First of all both women are manipulative but as well have power over their husbands with their own different personality.

However, it is soon revealed that Macbeth does not care for the king and has taken

William Shakespeare’s play titled “Macbeth” is considered by many as one of the greatest plays ever written and performed. The accurate publication date of the play is still being speculated, and due to the lack of concrete evidence, the correct date and year are unknown.

Multiple critics of Shakespeare provide insightful and interesting arguments concerning his plays, one of which pose intuitive questions of psychology is the tragedy play Macbeth. Within the essays of critics like Unhae Langis, Suparna Roychoudhury, and Ellen Spolsky, cognitive psychology is particularly of interest due to the pathological details of the play in general and particularly of the characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Critics argue between general morality, the question of ambition, internal and external influences, pathologies, and the power of the imagination during the Renaissance to name a few important and profound areas of discussion concerning this complex play. In “Shakespeare and Prudential Psychology: Ambition and

Macbeth even kills his own best friend for the sake of ambition. He becomes so obsessed with being king that he is unaffected by her death and one sees that when he says “she should have died hereafter, there would have been a time for such a word”. By the time Macbeth realises his mistake its too late, his life comes to an end. He has lost his wife, his best friend and all his admirable qualities that everyone

Shakespeare creates a sense of horror when Macbeth realises that the dead will have their revenge, in act 3 scene 4 but Shakespeare creates a sense of horror earlier on in the play.

Many plays written in the Elizabethan era test humanity, gender roles, and address madness. In William Shakespeare's Macbeth, the play does not fail to include these ideas and many more. Lady Macbeth is a very complicated character who exploits her villainous characteristics and uses literary references to manipulate Macbeth into doing evil acts. With the thought of power in mind, Lady Macbeth digs deep into her soul “unsexing” herself, asking the devil to release himself onto her to do whatever it takes to ultimately gain the power of the throne. Throughout the play, Shakespeare uses Lady Macbeth to exemplify the madness associated with power and the acts it takes to achieve such things. Lady Macbeth shows how power can make someone question themselves and their morals when they desperately want something. The first impression of Lady Macbeth is her villainy, asking the devil to shed her remorse and humanly feelings and femininity: “come, you spirits/ That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,/ And fill me from the crown to the toe topful/ of direst cruelty. Make thick my blood./ Stop up th’access and passage to remorse…” (I.v.47-51). She currently has the ability to feel remorse and to feel as women feel but must shed these feelings of empathy to do devious things. Her madness after regretting Macbeth’s murdering symbolizes the effect of her actions of pressuring Macbeth to murder has done to her and the regret she feels toward his actions. She does not have an illness,

Macbeth could never have been a good king. In his journey to the throne he sought after, he changed into a completely different person who does not have all of the characteristics of a king. It seems that at soon as he heard this prophecy from the three weird sisters, he lost his sense of morality and gained a longing for the throne that could not be deterred by anything. The ends do not justify the means in this case in the slightest.

In act V scene I of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is seen sleepwalking by her servants. She is in a panic over her permanently blood stained hands. The significance of this scene is the clear anguish Lady Macbeth feels in her role in the murder of King Duncan. Lady Macbeth says, "Here's the smell of blood still; all of the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this hand" (5.1.45-46). Evidently, Lady Macbeth is subconsciously aware that her actions were wrong, yet she defied her own principles by going through with the murder. Her downfall is her desire for power, which is overwhelmingly stronger than her morality.