Hey, why does he go ahead with all the planning?
Act, sc vii, he clearly shows that he knows better.
We see some VACILLATION - going back and forth in extremes of thought
What the heck? Going back and forth in emotional extremes may, in fact, be a sign or symptom of something.
This may fit into our INVERSION theme!
A mental problem? Bipolar would sound like exactly that! (you can look this up)
It could be also the effect of the witches and the spells clashing with his inner morality and conscience!
Macbeth is creating the problem from which he is suffering
The actual problem doesn’t exist!
Things we think can become very real.
Macbeth is arguing with himself, building up a case for doing something horrific. Something he KNOWS he shouldn’t do.
The process of trying to convince YOURSELF of doing something, or the process of justifying something you did, is called RATIONALISATION
We build a structure of reasons, bargains and excuses to make ourselves feel better about doing things that actually make us feel terrible.
Shakespeare was a very accurate observer of human behaviour.
Hey, remember COGNITIVE DISSONANCE - the mental problem of trying to hold two or more competing/conflicting beliefs or concepts in our minds at the same time - we will go to weird lengths to deal with the pain of this
Hey. This sounds like what could happen to someone trying to rationalize things they see or experience that don’t make sense in a logical way!
What is real?
How do we know what is real?
Do you believe in the supernatural?
Do you think there is any truth to the idea that there is some kind of “life” outside of our normal lives?
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