Macbeth Schizophrenia Essay

Macbeth
To the many complex characters designed by Shakespeare, none compare to that of Macbeth who is depicted as often talking to himself and displaying many different signs of mental disorders. The play “Macbeth” was written by William Shakespeare and expected to be written around 1606, the play was associated and tributed for the reigning monarch of Scotland, King James I. The play was also in part to create caution and warn against the abuse of power and instability that follows political violence and corruption. The play was assumed to have been cursed from the beginning, a coven of witches were in objection to having Shakespeare use real incantations in the play; so the witches decided to curse the play. In the play “Macbeth”,”, the

In act two scene one it states, “Or are you only a dagger of the mind, a false creation of my own fevered mind?” As was stated in the text, Macbeth is seeing a hallucination of a floating dagger that he can’t quite tell if it’s real or just a false creation by the mind. In act three scene four it states, “No, see there! Behold! Look! Can’t you see it? Why, what do I care? I see it, and that’s enough!” As was stated in the text by Macbeth, only Macbeth was able to see the ghost of Banquo even though the others around were not able to see the ghost. In act four scene one vision one states, “Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware Macduff; Beware the Thane of Fife. I go. I’ve said enough.” As stated in the text, Macbeth was met by vision one who tells him to beware of Macduff, this was just one of the four visions he was met

In act three scene one it states, “To be a king is nothing, unless one’s position is safe.” As stated in the text by Macbeth, Macbeth is in worry that his position as king has no worth unless he really is safe from all harm, kinda ironic due to the fact he was the one who killed Duncan, the previous king of Scotland. In act three scene four it states, “It wants revenge, I know. Blood will be paid back in blood.” As stated in the text by Macbeth, after seeing Banquo’s ghost and realizing that what he has just done by killing Banquo will have a steep consequence; he is left in fear of what will happen to him next. In act four scene one it states, “Whatever you are, for your warning, thanks; you have touched on the same fears I already have.” As stated in the text by Macbeth, vision one warns Macbeth about Macduff and tells him to keep an eye on him; this furthermore makes Macbeth more anxious in the coming up events that will lead to his