Delusions In Macbeth
In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, a Scottish soldier named Macbeth is given prophecies from three supernatural witches that determine his fate. Macbeth goes through several events to try and reach his title of becoming King of Scotland but his greedy actions of violence backfires in the end. Macbeth is keen on retaining his throne as king and this causes him to act in violent ways. He experiences delusions and hallucinations because of the violent thoughts going on inside his head. Furthermore, it is argued that Macbeth has a disorder in the play. According to Psych Central, a well known psychology organization, Brief Psychotic Disorder is a disorder where someone has brief delusions, which is having strong belief in something to be true although
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In the beginning of the play, Macbeth is liked by many people and his king because of his brave, valiant, and good work on the battlefield. His king liked him so much that he was named Thane of Cawdor. Before he kills Duncan, he contemplates his actions but is pressured by Lady Macbeth to execute their plan. Macbeth was liked by many people so some say that he did not have a disorder because he just wants to stay in power and please his people. Although some people think that Macbeth was just doing his duty and trying to make everyone happy, he still demonstrates substantial evidence of having multiple delusions and hallucinations of things that are bothering him or affecting him. A person who is not suffering from this disorder would not cave into pressure as easily. A person who truly believes in his delusions is more easily manipulated, as Macbeth has done in the play. It is clear that Macbeth suffers from Brief Psychotic Disorder because he has delusions and hallucinations that only last for a short period time. He is delusional when he believes the witches prophecies of becoming King of Scotland. Macbeth hallucinates twice, such as when he sees a dagger before him and tries to grab it when it is not there, and he sees Banquo’s ghost at dinner and says the table is full. A person that is mentally stable, would not have these delusions and hallucinations that Macbeth experiences, therefore he has Brief Psychotic
In the beginning of the play, Macbeth is liked by many people and his king because of his brave, valiant, and good work on the battlefield. His king liked him so much that he was named Thane of Cawdor. Before he kills Duncan, he contemplates his actions but is pressured by Lady Macbeth to execute their plan. Macbeth was liked by many people so some say that he did not have a disorder because he just wants to stay in power and please his people. Although some people think that Macbeth was just doing his duty and trying to make everyone happy, he still demonstrates substantial evidence of having multiple delusions and hallucinations of things that are bothering him or affecting him. A person who is not suffering from this disorder would not cave into pressure as easily. A person who truly believes in his delusions is more easily manipulated, as Macbeth has done in the play. It is clear that Macbeth suffers from Brief Psychotic Disorder because he has delusions and hallucinations that only last for a short period time. He is delusional when he believes the witches prophecies of becoming King of Scotland. Macbeth hallucinates twice, such as when he sees a dagger before him and tries to grab it when it is not there, and he sees Banquo’s ghost at dinner and says the table is full. A person that is mentally stable, would not have these delusions and hallucinations that Macbeth experiences, therefore he has Brief Psychotic