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Macbeth

Macbeth. Portrait of a Psychopath?. What is a “psychopath”?. A person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior. . Impulsiveness or restlessness?. Impulsiveness or restlessness. Impulsiveness or restlessness.

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Macbeth

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  1. Macbeth Portrait of a Psychopath?

  2. What is a “psychopath”? • A person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior.

  3. Impulsiveness or restlessness?

  4. Impulsiveness or restlessness

  5. Impulsiveness or restlessness • He was moved quickly to action by the witches, and later, his wife • He remained restless throughout the play

  6. Persistent agitated or depressed feeling?

  7. Persistent agitated or depressed feeling?

  8. Persistent agitated or depressed feeling • Always hallucinating, feeling unsettled and down

  9. Inability to form long-lasting friendships?

  10. Inability to form long-lasting friendships?

  11. Inability to form long-lasting friendships • He adored King Duncan, yet killed him • He was a close friend of Banquo, yet had him killed

  12. Persistent lying or stealing?

  13. Persistent lying or stealing?

  14. Persistent lying or stealing • Starting with Duncan’s murder…

  15. Extreme sense of entitlement?

  16. Extreme sense of entitlement?

  17. Extreme sense of entitlement?

  18. Extreme sense of entitlement • Macbeth felt that he deserved his post after all that he had done to take it

  19. Aggressive or violent behaviour?

  20. Aggressive or violent behaviour?

  21. Aggressive or violent behaviour • Cold-blooded murder of a man that he adored, King Duncan, in his own home • Hunted down all of those who could challenge him, including Banquo, Fleance, and MacDuff • Prepared to kill all who stood in his way of remaining king

  22. Lack of remorse from hurting others?

  23. Lack of remorse from hurting others?

  24. Lack of remorse from hurting others • Killed all those who mattered to his enemies, such as MacDuff’s family

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