Lady Macbeth Illness
In William Shakespeare’s tragic play Macbeth foretold the events of a man named
Macbeth and his loyal wife, Lady Macbeth and their bloody path to take the throne. After defeating the traitors of their country Macbeth was rewarded the title of “Thane of
Cawdor” but he wanted more, he wanted to be king so he sent a letter to his wife about the situation. Knowing what must be done Lady Macbeth started walking down a dark path with her husband to obtain their wanted titles, which at the end will cause their demise. Lady Macbeth was an intelligent, ruthless woman who knew what she had to do to get results, but in doing so, she showed that she suffered from Bipolar disorder and paranoid schizophrenia.
Lady Macbeth suffered from …show more content…
There is another instance where her emotional states that got out of hand; it happens before the dinner scene in Act 3 scene 4 Macbeth is talking to Lady
Macbeth. In this scene start to show dominance over Lady Macbeth, this is sudden
Dorothy Hamlett:
Dorothy Hamlett:
Dorothy Hamlett:
Dorothy Hamlett:
Dorothy Hamlett:
Dorothy Hamlett:
Dorothy Hamlett:
Martinez change since she was in the position of power throughout the whole fiasco but this whole power shift shocking her. Later when Macbeth castle is under siege, she got a point of emotional damage and guilt that she even took her own life to be free of guilt of what they have done.
Secondly, Lady Macbeth is suffering from another illness known as paranoid schizophrenia where she is seen and hallucinations. The first sign of this is when she first receives Macbeth letter; she talks to demons and ask them
“Come, you spirits
That tends on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,
And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direct cruelty.
Make thick blood.
Stoop up the access and passage to remorse,
That no compunctions visiting of nature
Shake my fell purpose, nor keep peace
In William Shakespeare’s tragic play Macbeth foretold the events of a man named
Macbeth and his loyal wife, Lady Macbeth and their bloody path to take the throne. After defeating the traitors of their country Macbeth was rewarded the title of “Thane of
Cawdor” but he wanted more, he wanted to be king so he sent a letter to his wife about the situation. Knowing what must be done Lady Macbeth started walking down a dark path with her husband to obtain their wanted titles, which at the end will cause their demise. Lady Macbeth was an intelligent, ruthless woman who knew what she had to do to get results, but in doing so, she showed that she suffered from Bipolar disorder and paranoid schizophrenia.
Lady Macbeth suffered from …show more content…
There is another instance where her emotional states that got out of hand; it happens before the dinner scene in Act 3 scene 4 Macbeth is talking to Lady
Macbeth. In this scene start to show dominance over Lady Macbeth, this is sudden
Dorothy Hamlett:
Dorothy Hamlett:
Dorothy Hamlett:
Dorothy Hamlett:
Dorothy Hamlett:
Dorothy Hamlett:
Dorothy Hamlett:
Martinez change since she was in the position of power throughout the whole fiasco but this whole power shift shocking her. Later when Macbeth castle is under siege, she got a point of emotional damage and guilt that she even took her own life to be free of guilt of what they have done.
Secondly, Lady Macbeth is suffering from another illness known as paranoid schizophrenia where she is seen and hallucinations. The first sign of this is when she first receives Macbeth letter; she talks to demons and ask them
“Come, you spirits
That tends on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,
And fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direct cruelty.
Make thick blood.
Stoop up the access and passage to remorse,
That no compunctions visiting of nature
Shake my fell purpose, nor keep peace