Putting others needs before your own, and not considering the consequences towards yourself, will undoubtedly lead to pain, torment, and could lead to mental disorder. In the case of Lady Macbeth, the grief of killing Duncan, suppressing her emotions, and drifting from her husband, caused her to either develop mental disorder, or triggered underlying problems. By drifting away from her husband, and he himself having mental issues, she lost a support system. The ironic part in that is that she brought the grief upon herself for her husband. Lady Macbeth put the success of her husband in the forefront of her mind, and pursued his happiness. At the beginning, it can be assumed she believed that she would gain fame and fortune from the murder of
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“Nought’s had, all’s spent.” (Macbeth; Act 3 Scene 2 Line 6) To her, nothing has been gained, yet she has lost everything. She is losing her sanity, safety, and her husband. “How now, my lord? why do you keep alone, Of sorriest fancies your companions making; Using those thoughts which should have indeed died With them they think on?” (Macbeth; Act 3, Scene 2 Lines 10-13) Despite being a state of turmoil and depression, her thought is of how her husband is, and yet still treats him cooly. She questions his own thoughts, and listens to his problems, while not once mentioning her own. At the dinner, she still defends her husband, and covers his mistakes, even though he does not tell her of his actions. After this scene, we hardly see the two once intimate lovers interact. The next time we meet Lady Macbeth, we learn she has begun sleepwalking, hallucinating, and having delusions. After this scene, we hear nothing of her until her death, a suicide. Suicide is caused by many factors, but mood disorders, or mental illness, is the most common. One of these mood disorders is depression, looking at Lady Macbeth’s actions and speech, one can accurately assume she deals with this disorder. Those with depression often feel intense emotional pain caused by suppressing emotions, just like Lady Macbeth did. Feeling trapped in a negative situation can also trigger or cause depression, as does feeling that things will never get better. “What, will these hands ne’er be clean?” (Macbeth; Act 5 Scene 1 Line 40) Other causes include an inability to deal with a “humiliating situation” (Macbeth’s insanity at the dinner) and serious legal problems, like potential criminal prosecution or execution. In looking through her other symptoms, another mental illness shows up: schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is defined by complex hallucinations and delusions, both which Lady Macbeth displays predominantly shortly
“Nought’s had, all’s spent.” (Macbeth; Act 3 Scene 2 Line 6) To her, nothing has been gained, yet she has lost everything. She is losing her sanity, safety, and her husband. “How now, my lord? why do you keep alone, Of sorriest fancies your companions making; Using those thoughts which should have indeed died With them they think on?” (Macbeth; Act 3, Scene 2 Lines 10-13) Despite being a state of turmoil and depression, her thought is of how her husband is, and yet still treats him cooly. She questions his own thoughts, and listens to his problems, while not once mentioning her own. At the dinner, she still defends her husband, and covers his mistakes, even though he does not tell her of his actions. After this scene, we hardly see the two once intimate lovers interact. The next time we meet Lady Macbeth, we learn she has begun sleepwalking, hallucinating, and having delusions. After this scene, we hear nothing of her until her death, a suicide. Suicide is caused by many factors, but mood disorders, or mental illness, is the most common. One of these mood disorders is depression, looking at Lady Macbeth’s actions and speech, one can accurately assume she deals with this disorder. Those with depression often feel intense emotional pain caused by suppressing emotions, just like Lady Macbeth did. Feeling trapped in a negative situation can also trigger or cause depression, as does feeling that things will never get better. “What, will these hands ne’er be clean?” (Macbeth; Act 5 Scene 1 Line 40) Other causes include an inability to deal with a “humiliating situation” (Macbeth’s insanity at the dinner) and serious legal problems, like potential criminal prosecution or execution. In looking through her other symptoms, another mental illness shows up: schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is defined by complex hallucinations and delusions, both which Lady Macbeth displays predominantly shortly