Paranoia's Influence On Macbeth

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The Fatal Dance: Macbeth’s Tragic Spiral Macbeth’s roller coaster going from grace to disgrace is a result of both personal demons and outside manipulation. The dark areas of his mind are explored, piecing together the sinister network of events that ultimately lead to his death. The tragic story of Macbeth, by Shakespear, unfolds like a storm fueled by both external factors and internal conflict. Exploring the dark spaces of Macbeth’s mind, the audience finds a mixture of ambition, guilt, paranoia and Lady Macbeth’s influence. However, it is the link of interaction of these influences that converts Macbeth from a brave hero into a cruel king, which ultimately determines his fate. In the play Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, internal and external elements …show more content…

No ocean or large amount of water can cleanse his blood or soul. Paranoia also comes hand in hand with guilt. As he becomes more guilty, paranoid of getting caught, he starts overthinking his situation, and relationship with those closest to him, suspecting them as threats. This then causes him to plot against them, following into murder, throwing Macbeth deeper into the pit of wrong doings, which he created. As he starts suffocating with his paranoia, he begins to hallucinate. Before he kills Duncan, he sees a floating dagger come before him, then vanish just before he touches it. Making him feel guilty for killing his cousin. He also sees the ghost of Banquo in act three, scene four, at his celebration for his crowning. Macbeth freaks out, almost revealing himself and his secrets. The guests he invites think he is crazy, but Lady Macbeth makes a quick cover, saving the truth from behind their lies. As the ambition, guilt and paranoia pile up on Macbeth’s shoulders, they work together, taking him down. Macbeth and his flaws are not only to blame for his demise, as the three weird sisters and their dark magic play a significant role to his end. In the

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