Macbeth Sanity Analysis

The mind, being one the the most complex pieces of ourselves, is also the hardest to control. At times causing us to lose ourselves in its vast expanse. Macbeth by Shakespeare, explores the idea that nothing comes without a cost especially when it comes to sanity. In terms of this correlating with Macbeth himself, he chooses the throne over his sanity. Shakespeare portrays Macbeth as having an ill mind, after hearing his prophecy from Weird Sisters. Macbeth turns from an honorable war hero to a paranoid tyrant killing anyone he believes will oppose him. There is a well known low point for both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in the story, being when they both, kill King Duncan. This is not only a low point for Macbeth, but also the low point for his sanity. Macbeth's rationality is not lost, but is then reborn to suit his needs as a king. For someone to be classified as insane, they must fall into a certain category. This category being a loss of any feelings or emotions. Their emotions must be, in a way, turned off to the outside world to be considered insane. Macbeth’s guilt helps the audience understand that he himself believes what he is doing is wrong. “I have thee not, and yet I see thee still. Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible to feeling as to sight? Or …show more content…
Before the Weird Sisters enacted on their plan, Macbeth was seen as a war hero, marching valiantly towards the enemy,“Disdaining fortune, with his brandished steel, which smoked with bloody execution, Like valor’s minion carved out his passage Till he faced the slave;”(1.2.17). Throughout this section in the book, he is seen as upholding this idea that he is the perfect soldier, never fleeing from a fight. This all changes when he first encounters the Weird Sisters, who then give him his prophecy. This is what starts the ball rolling into what would later be Macbeth's

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