Sleepwalking

Vladimir Nabokov’s Speak, Memory is a novel written with symbolism, imagery, and metaphoric language. He writes his novel in a detail orientated structure with each chapter separated into sections. This shows us that Nabokov is a detail orientated person and wants his reader to understand his thought process throughout the novel. An example of Nabokov using such imagery and symbolism is when he writes about his bedtime ritual. Nabokov starts off by saying, “I next see my mother leading…

Feeling guilty is feeling as if you are responsible for a negative outcome or circumstance. Many people feel guilty for circumstances, whether they were actually responsible for them or not. Feeling guilty for a situation that is out of your hands could mean that you are very empathetic or simply unreasonable. I believe that the feeling of guilt is appropriate when the person feeling it has some sort of influence over a situation. However, there is a crucial difference between feeling…

Defence refers to the case presented by or on behalf of the party accused of a crime or being sued in a civil lawsuit. Here the focus is insanity and automatism which are common law defences and mental defences for those who suffered mental illness when committing the prohibited act. When defendant lack of certain capacities and controls when doing an act, criminal responsibilities may be exempted. Insanity, known as insane automatism, which refers specifically to conditions that impair one's…

It might be confusing the sleepwalker when you wake him up, but before they hurt themselves (or sometimes others) you’re better off doing that. Besides, you can also guide them back to the bed. So, always keep in mind that whenever a person is sleepwalking, either you’ve to wake him up or you might also guide him back to the…

In Macbeth by William Shakespear, Macbeth murders those in his way to feed his unchecked ambition.Starting with King Duncan, those who oppose him meet their graves. However, when Macbeth is introduced, he is noble, brave, and loyal. His wife, Lady Macbeth,is the one to pull Macbeth into her plan, forcing him to commit his first murder. This begins Macbeth’s spiral into a tyrannical dictatorship. Lady Macbeth changes Macbeth from his former-noble self into an evil twisted man who takes power.…

keeps getting hurt, because she is putting all of her effort in. Even though she is staying up most nights, thinking about it makes her hurt because she knows that she cannot fix it. Throughout, Cam repeats, “I’ve been sleepwalking, been wandering all night...I’ve been sleepwalking too close to the fire…” She keeps trying to fix things, but she gets hurt every time. As the song proceeds, she tries to sound like things are getting better, but in reality they just keep getting worse. No matter…

terror arousals from sleep, usually beginning with a panicked scream and may include sleepwalking (American Psychiatric Association). Like sleepwalking, sleep terrors are considered a parasomnia—an undesired occurrence during sleep (American Psychiatric Association). The possibility that someone could walk around, unaware of their actions could pose a problem. Unresponsive and vulnerable, people experiencing sleepwalking a side-affect are more susceptible to accidental self-harm or harming…

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, Guilt is “a feeling of anxiety or unhappiness that you have done something immoral or wrong, such as causing harm to another person.” In William Shakespeare's play, Macbeth, Shakespeare uses blood imagery which symbolizes murder and guilt to show that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s characters emotionally evolve inversely. Macbeth transitions from a guilt-ridden to a guilt free, callous person while Lady Macbeth transitions from a guilt-free, callous person to a…

husband shows he does not need her anymore, she tries to make herself relevant. She relives his murders until it makes her go insane and suicidal. The last scene we see Lady Macbeth in she utters the famous lines “out, damned spot” (5.1.30), while sleepwalking. She spouts details their illegal acts, some of which she was not even involved in. She talks…

Shakespeare’s literary genius is that he understood the psychological makeup of humans long before Freud. He demonstrates this understanding through his portrayal of guilt’s effect on the human psyche of Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, and Macduff, as well as his depiction of how guilt can be effective if acknowledged. Shakespeare’s clear comprehension of guilt’s effect on human behavior is most obvious in his characterization of Lady Macbeth as a hysteric. Initially, Lady Macbeth is seen as a…