Is this a dagger which I see before me?!

Macbeth and the Therapist.

Macbeth slowly enters the room with a horror, scariness on his face. Therapist kindly asks him to have a seat and relax.

Therapist: Dear king Macbeth, how are you doing today? Did you sleep well last night?

Macbeth: Hello! Yes, yes … I am fine. I had a nightmare last night but …. I don’t want to talk about it.

Macbeth seems to be very nervous and in the same time confused. He is very slow with his answers and keeps starring at his hands, while doing something with his fingers.

Therapist: Well, I think we can talk about it later, when you will feel more confident about it. Now, please tell me how your relationship with your wife is. From the last therapy we had, you told me she has been manipulated you and forced you to commit a big crime, and you also think she doesn’t love you anymore. What was the crime? Did anything change in the last few days?

Macbeth: What?! Oh yes …. No everything is fine now, I trust her, I think she wants best for us. Last time she told me a phrase which made me man again: When you durst do it, then you were a man….. The time when we ….. KILLED Duncan went really fast. However, I do believe her. If I had not killed Duncan then my manhood would have been out for proof. I knew we will eat our meal in fear and sleep; in the affliction of these terrible dreams. “What done cannot be undone “- my lady said. Surprissingly I felt confident and in the same time corrupt thou marvell’ist at my words: but hold thee still; things bad begun make strong themselves by ill…. Furthermore these illusions, ILLUSIONS, they follow me! The dagger, this bloody dagger I can see it every time I look in the mirror … I think King Duncan watches me!

Therapist tries to understand Macbeth, but he speaks too fast and quite. Therapist can hardly understands him. He tries to say something to break the mumbling.

Therapist: The bloody dagger?! The illusions you had must be from the crime you did. King Macbeth to make your illusions disappear you need to talk about it!

Macbeth starts to speak louder and louder.

Macbeth : “Is this a dagger which I see before ,mine eyes are made the fools o’the other senses”- I said when I saw the dagger for the first time , I couldn’t believe my eyes. My bloody bussines made me fool , I didn’t want to kill Duncan. My thoughts were not strong enough till the time my wife forced me to kill him. I got confused in my life, I was a brave and wealthy soldier till the time I got Thane of Cawdor. Then something happened in me I couldn’t control myself, I was craving to become a king, my chance will have me King, chance my crown me. I saw myself as KING OF SCOTLAND and not a bloody murder of the humans. I think I am not a human anymore, I cannot feel the happiness or sadness. But after the murder I thought …. It is done/hear or not, Duncan; for it is a knell / that summons thee to heaven. I don’t REGRET it.

Macbeth thinks he told too much to therapist, he is satisfied with the idea of killing therapist, then the therapist wouldn’t use the information against him.

Therapist without noticing the black thoughts of Macbeth continues the talk. He thinks his king is not mad, he is just tired.

Therapist: Well, dear king Macbeth I understand your problems, I think you need a lack of sleep, you will get better in few days. Don’t be scared to look in the mirror, you are strong enough to win a battle against your fear.

Macbeth gets scared from every word of the therapist. He thinks someone is watching him from the table. However Macbeth with the fear on his face slowly stands up, thanks therapist and quickly walks out of the room.

Few minutes later,

Therapist stands up to take a book from the shelf. Suddenly he sees Macbeth with a dagger …. Macbeth screams!....

To be continued ....

- MK