The Mask of Sanity

In a world where much of what we do and say is based on social rules, at certain points, there is a need to mask what is truly passing through our minds. In Shakespeare’s tragedy, “Hamlet”, it is no different. For Hamlet, since a ghost with the figure of his father showed up to him and revealed that the new king Claudius, his father’s brother, was guilty of his own murder, Hamlet changed his entire perspective about the court and the ones who live in the castle. To worsen the tragedy, his uncle…

upgrading the suit as well as using his influence to support individuals such as Harvey Dent who had gained the title of the "White Knight" due to being able to achieve justice during the day without a mask. Despite his vigilantly approach towards establishing law and order, Batman is able to maintain his sanity by acknowledging a specific honor code that prevents him from using deadly force or resorting to killing criminals such as the Joker despite his ruthless and unpredictable nature to harm…

When Fritz returned to the camp, brigadier was issuing orders for the upcoming day, while maintaining his calm, and stable psyche. But when Fritz enters the room of the brigadier, saw the man’s arms shaking and he concluded that finally, the iron mask has fallen. The very next morning, Kreisler had a looked at the face of the brigadier, and he seems to have aged many years, still expressionless and not an inch moved off his face. Analysis of the war pensioners who were diagnosed with shell shock…

yearly lottery; there does not seem to be any upper-middle or upper class people in this small town; it’s just you average run of the mill small town families. the people in your neighborhood or village may not be the people you actually see behind the mask, a person who does look or seem like a sick violent psychopath; could actually be waiting to strike deadly and violently if under the right pressure of circumstances. This creates an even broader stance of suspicion in the old village. People…

Introduction It is important for me, as a Social Worker to implement the best practice I can achieve for my clients. Social Workers may increase in empathy as we walk a mile through our client’s experiences. As I am coming close to graduating and joining this profession, some questions I struggle with come from my own personal experiences and insecurities such as; will I be able to compartmentalize my own counter-transferences, what are my fears, will I be good enough, will they like me, what…

Introduction Unfortunately, there is always a stigma that comes along with mental illnesses. For example, if someone has crohn’s disease the person is deemed fine, just has a minor illness. But, for a person with a mental illness, it defines who they are as a person. They are not deemed normal or okay to society. Society allows the illness to define who they are instead of them being a great person who happens to have a mental illness or disorder. Whether the person is born with the illness or…

was a major attempt of establishing a democracy of peace and morality, their system of order quickly falls apart into anarchy and sadistic violence. Ultimately, the boys are drawn to wickedness, committing acts of savagery and losing any sense of sanity on the way. The characters become self-interested and get corrupted by evil, blindly following each other and condoning their wrong doings along the way. They definitely doom their society to fail.…

then it going off and killing Bernice Worden. Gein’s trial was held without a jury due to the request of the counsel. He was found guilty of murder in the first degree by Judge Robert H. Gollmar. On November 14th another separate trial dealt with his sanity where he continued to plead not guilty by insanity and the judge ultimately ruled him as not guilty due to insanity. He was sent back to the Central State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. His things were auctioned off back in 1958 but in…

thousand injuries of Fortunato i had borne as i best could, but when he ventured upon insult i vowed revenge.”(page 1, Allan Poe) Bringing Fortunato into his home was the plan, luring him with expensive wine. Montresor went to an event wearing a black mask, disguising himself. Confronting Fortunato, he asks if he would like to wine test the Amontillado. Coughing repeatedly, not being able to respond, Montresor says “ We will go back, your health is precious. you are rich, respected, admired,…

created the character of the Maniac to unravel the truth. To facilitate this, he makes the Maniac change his identities. Joseph Farrell, professor of Italian, University of Strathclyde has commented on the character of the Maniac by saying, "He wears the mask of the academic psychiatrist, magistrate, bishop and member of the forensic squad. In himself, he is no one." Khlestakov, the protagonist of "The Government Inspector", is a charming and appealing character. His charisma influences both…