The Mask of Sanity

years back and no one could find her. She owned a little bar in Plainfield and was a loud mouth according to sources. Along with finding her head, investigators found that some bowls were made out of human skulls, organs in refrigerators, and nine mask made out of human skin. He also had a women suit made out of skin, admitting that he wanted a sex change and use to practice rituals into becoming a women. The weird thing with Ed was that this was all normal for him, so when he was questioned he…

struggles with the way he will die. He could either choose suicide, or go down fighting Duncan’s son. “I will not yield / To kiss the ground before young Malcolm’s feet / And to be baited with the rabbles curse.” (V. viii. 27-29) Macbeth questions his sanity which leads to the decision of him contemplating to choose suicide or to fight Malcolm. Finally, even though Lady Macbeth seems to be also weak towards the end of the play, she still reassures Macbeth that he has nothing to fear. “Wash your…

Psychological Assessment Today I am presented with a 50 year-old white male, Dr. Hannibal Lecter. He is currently in FBI custody for the murder of 14 people, and attempted murder of three (Bruno, n.d.). Before his arrest, Dr. Lecter was a successful clinical psychiatrist. He interned at the Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated with his degree in medicine. He stayed in Baltimore, and established a private practice in the 1970s. His practice became highly renowned and…

family member heavily affects each of the characters, with Holden losing his brother and Hamlet losing his father. Directly following the deaths, each character has an aggressively negative reaction, varying between fits of rage or a temporary loss of sanity. Even after most of those close to them moved past the deaths, the two continued developing issues as a result, due to a lack of proper support through their grief. Because of this failure to accept the grief, they become very unstable,…

In the stories and movies of today, heroes are portrayed and recognized as the powerful figures wearing capes and masks who save countless lives and who defeat a terrorizing enemy, yet not all heroes must look the part. Wikipedia defines a hero as a person who helps others by combatting adversity through feats of ingenuity, bravery, or strength, often sacrificing his or her own personal concerns for the greater good. Whilst visiting the small Canadian town of Deptford in the early 1900s, surely…

group-oriented and self-oriented mindsets. Equality, once held in high esteem in that each boy was granted a vote towards chief, fades when the boys realize fairness for everyone jeopardizes personal gain and so begins the downward spiral away from sanity. Utopia is inherently flawed because humans, the creators and sustainers of utopia, are flawed themselves. Often associated with perfection, utopia is an unfeasible goal because perfection is tailored to the individual, and one’s inner savage…

The story of Hamlet is one of mental stagnation that ultimately leads to tragedy. In Hamlet by William Shakespeare, the feelings of duty, honor, and commitment that Hamlet feels towards his mother and father often obscure his ability to act based upon his conscience. Throughout the play, Hamlet encounters many characters that obstruct him from having a mind of his own and formulating his actions on his own. Research shows that a child’s behaviors and social habits depend “almost entirely on the…

“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…

Fair is foul, and foul is fair, a phrase that has become assimilated commonly with Macbeth. People don’t always show on the outside what they truly feel inside. Sometimes they hide their real feelings to fake a different appearance. Some Shakespearean plays contain dichotomies between appearance and reality. These dichotomies are one of the leading themes in Shakespeare’s works; he thrives on contradictions and ironies. One example of Shakespeare’s usage of this theme is in the play Macbeth,…

different places over a long period of time. The characteristics of a serial killer often lack empathy, guilt and often become egocentric individuals. They also hide their true psychopathic tendencies and appear normal, which some may call a “mask of sanity”. The Scientific American states that there are five common myths about serial killers. The first myth is all serial killers are men. The second is they are all Caucasian;…