Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is generally self-explanatory. Those that have suffered through trauma or difficult situations, including death, suffer through this. Some common events that these people have been through are war, death, rape, natural disasters, etc. People with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder are haunted with memories and feelings from the traumatic event they witnessed. They see flashbacks, and witness the event again. They also feel a detachment from friends and family, angry outbursts become common, and they become numb. Another very common symptom from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is trouble sleeping, and nightmares that often flash back to the traumatic event experienced. This can relate very well to Macbeth. Many times sleep is referenced, and he is distressed. He murdered sleep, and will "never sleep again." However, as we have only gotten through about one Act of the play, I might change my character to Lady Macbeth if she displays more symptoms of PTSD.