Examples Of Bipolar Disorder In Macbeth

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Tragedy of Lady Macbeth In the book of Macbeth written by William Shakespeare, Macbeth a cruel and selfish man that wants to become king is forced to kill his noble kind known as Duncan. Macbeth’s wife Lady Macbeth forces Macbeth to kill Duncan to become king, Lady Macbeth is an insane and confused women she is suffering from bipolar disorder and Paranoid Schizophrenia. Bipolar Disorder is composed of distinct regions each made up of networks of nerve cells (neurons) the transmit message throughout the nervous system. Initial treatment for bipolar you'll need to start taking medications to balance your moods right away. Once your symptoms are under control, you'll work with your doctor to find the best long-term treatment. Paranoid Schizophrenia is a severe brain disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior.
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Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior. Lady Macbeth really shows paranoid schizophrenia in Act 5, scene 1, she says “ out, damn’d spot! Out, I say! One- Two- why then ‘tis to do it. Hell is murky. Fie, my lord, fie, a soldier, and afread? What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our pow’r to accompt? Yet who would have thought the old man to have so much blood in him?? “ Lady Macbeth shows schizophrenia by sleep walking and saying her hand will be stained forever and she will be haunted. She also admits that she has killed more than one person and talks about killing herself. Treatment for Schizophrenia involves medication and therapy to reduce risk of future psychotic episodes and improve