Why Is Sleep Important In Macbeth
Azia Brewster
Mr. Middleton Period 1
Sleep plays an important role in our lives. From tiny insects to humongus grizzly bears, every living thing needs sleep. We need it to carry out our daily activities and to live a long and healthy life. Many people fail to realize that sleep is as equally important as breathing, and because of this their bodys are not functioning to their full potentials. Not getting the amount of sleep your body needs can lead to mental and physical health problems. Lack of sleep impairs the mind's way of thinking, can cause health issues and affect your judgment and mood. Sleep is a vital part of life.
While you are resting, you go through several states of sleep. This is referred to as a sleep cycle. Sleep specialist explain that the first state in a …show more content…
You probably have experienced a time in your life where you did not get enough sleep one night and woke up grumpy and feeling sluggish. Lack of sleep can affect your emotions and you can be more prone to lashing out and being irritable. It also can cloud your mind and keep you from thinking clearly. Harvard medicals research found that both adults and children that have sleep problems could be at risk for, or directly contribute to, the development of some psychiatric disorders. In the play Macbeth we see Macbeth's mental health start to deteriorate because of the sleep he was loosing after sending the murderers to kill his beloved Banquo. In Act three scene two lines seventeen through nineteen, Macbeth tells Lady Beth that he would rather the world suffer than, “ eat our meal in fear and sleep in the affliction of these terrible dreams that shake us nightly” and continues to say that he would prefer to be dead than,“"on the torture of the mind to lie in restless ecstasy(3.2.21),” We can see that Macbeth has started to go a little insane and can partially blame it on his sleep
Mr. Middleton Period 1
Sleep plays an important role in our lives. From tiny insects to humongus grizzly bears, every living thing needs sleep. We need it to carry out our daily activities and to live a long and healthy life. Many people fail to realize that sleep is as equally important as breathing, and because of this their bodys are not functioning to their full potentials. Not getting the amount of sleep your body needs can lead to mental and physical health problems. Lack of sleep impairs the mind's way of thinking, can cause health issues and affect your judgment and mood. Sleep is a vital part of life.
While you are resting, you go through several states of sleep. This is referred to as a sleep cycle. Sleep specialist explain that the first state in a …show more content…
You probably have experienced a time in your life where you did not get enough sleep one night and woke up grumpy and feeling sluggish. Lack of sleep can affect your emotions and you can be more prone to lashing out and being irritable. It also can cloud your mind and keep you from thinking clearly. Harvard medicals research found that both adults and children that have sleep problems could be at risk for, or directly contribute to, the development of some psychiatric disorders. In the play Macbeth we see Macbeth's mental health start to deteriorate because of the sleep he was loosing after sending the murderers to kill his beloved Banquo. In Act three scene two lines seventeen through nineteen, Macbeth tells Lady Beth that he would rather the world suffer than, “ eat our meal in fear and sleep in the affliction of these terrible dreams that shake us nightly” and continues to say that he would prefer to be dead than,“"on the torture of the mind to lie in restless ecstasy(3.2.21),” We can see that Macbeth has started to go a little insane and can partially blame it on his sleep