Andrew CochranMs. PriolaEnglish 4: Philosophical Perspectives (Period 5)May 15, 2014A Piece of MindSleep advocates emotional well-being and good brain functioning. When a person is able to sleep, they can be mostly healthy and positive. People who are sleep deprived or sleep deprived are likely to have problems coexisting with their peers. Most of the time, they may feel angry, rushed, depressed, lack motivation, or have many mood swings. Rest can help determine an individual's mood. This therefore means that an adequate amount of sleep can help put an individual in the right frame of mind to make thoughtful decisions and perform daily activities well. In Shakespeare's novel Macbeth, the words and images of the meanings of sleep can be followed, connected, and traced throughout the novel. Throughout the duration of the novel, sleep helps determine how the novel takes shape and materializes. Shakespeare uses sleep imagery to demonstrate the presence of evil, guilt, and innocence in humans. The majority of the novel was based on the villainy of the various characters, which the sleep imagery displays. Over the course of the play, villainy completely transforms people's lives and personalities into polar opposites. The horrifying vivid nightmares that the characters' lives have been transformed into due to their evil actions and presence correlate directly with the imagery of sleep in the novel. “Now, over half the world, nature seems dead, and bad dreams deceive the curtain of sleep” (II.1.49). Right after Macbeth murders Duncan; sleep imagery is used to express the wickedness of what Macbeth has just done. Usually, sleep is the time when the mind can put a curtain around itself and... middle of paper... the furthest thing from innocence. A person can never regain their innocence once it is lost. Shakespeare uses sleep imagery to demonstrate the presence of evil, guilt, and innocence in humans. For most people, when they do something wrong, they are able to learn from their mistakes and become a better person as a result. They don't sink deeper into a situation filled with malice and guilt that leads to destroying who they truly are as a person. In Macbeth, characters such as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth put themselves in situations they were not used to and ultimately lead to their downfall. They weren't able to sleep on things, sit down and reassess the situation. Instead, they launched full throttle into the unknown. If these characters could have rested, the consequences they received for their actions would never have been suffered..