Abstract
Lady Macbeth's Night Walking With Dissociative Symptoms Diagnosed by the First Sleep Medicine Record.
Highlights
William Shakespeare was an innovative play writer prone to capture in his works the knowledge of his time, at the English Renaissance that includes the Elizabethan and early Jacobean Eras (Gomes, 2015)
It can be observed that Lady Macbeth take part as the subject of a first recorded sleep laboratory scene, as her doctor examine her behavior during the night, at the side of the gentlewomen
When Lady MacBeth’s physician gave his impression about her sleep problem to his husband, Macbeth recognized the psychogenic aspects underneath the night walking and the possible way to treat it
Summary
William Shakespeare was an innovative play writer prone to capture in his works the knowledge of his time, at the English Renaissance that includes the Elizabethan and early Jacobean Eras (Gomes, 2015). This paper discusses Lady Macbeth’s night walking on Shakespeare’s report, mainly regarding the relationship between a non-rapid-eye-movement sleep (NREM) and REM parasomnia, and dissociative disorders (DD). It can be observed that Lady Macbeth take part as the subject of a first recorded sleep laboratory scene, as her doctor examine her behavior during the night, at the side of the gentlewomen.
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