THE INSANITY OF MACBETH: In Shakespeare’s Macbeth there are many actions done by the main character that are largely unexplainable, unless you use this reasoning; The character of Macbeth suffered from the symptoms of the mental illness paranoid schizophrenia. this is believed by me to be true due to the fact that he indeed suffered from all five symptoms required in the diagnosis of the disease, and shows this throughout different times in the …showed first 75 words of 1799 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1799 total…tells him he was not of woman born. the play ends as the throne is restored to Malcom, its true heir. so in closing I'd like to say that schizophrenia is broadly apparent in the mind of Macbeth. He suffered from this condition, probably for most of his adult years until it expanded all out due to the timing of that specific Enviroment and situation. The qualities that drove his ambition, also fueled his demise.