Randle is a Korean War hero with a dishonorable discharge and he was also a con man admitted from the ward in prison form. But he pretends that he is insane, diagnosed himself as a psychotic just to get out of prison time. Randle is a rebel, influencing the other patients at the hospital and always challenging the dictatorship of nurse Racthed. He’s the protagonist of this story. Bringing fun to the hospital, trying to get the others outside and see the world, and also, trying to get the other patients to conquer their fear.
Nurse Ratchet takes pleasure in being feared by the patients. The patients fear her wrath and punishments, as well as her humiliation tactics. The greatest example of this is Billy Bibbit who is an Acute patient in the ward that stutters and eventually commits suicide due to Nurse Ratchet’s methods of mortification. She thinks very highly of herself, one patient states, “I hope you are finally satisfied, playing with human lives- gambling with human lives- as if you thought yourself to be a god” (266). Nurse Ratchet is finally brought down from her high throne when McMurphy, the new patient, injures her vocal cores from strangling her.
Paul’s self-absorption and selfish demeanour is most apparent in his relationship with Keller. At first, it seemed that music, perhaps the only thing they had in common, would ensure a quick, smooth relationship between mentor and pupil. However, it is the cause of their differences. Paul, being arrogant in nature, rejects Keller’s authoritarian teaching methods, and doubts his unique take on several composers. After one lesson, after a bout of Keller’s trenchant criticism, Paul “ran away, tears streaking from his eyes,” leading Paul to call him a Nazi.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest By: Maryam Dimson Pd. 3 The movie, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, tells the story of McMurphy who is sent to a mental institution because they believe that he is insane and they want to evaluate him. In actuality McMurphy is sane. When he comes to the mental ward, he only wants to get out of the work that jail time entails. While in the mental ward, he interacts with the patients of his ward and ends up changing their worlds completely.
Through his use of the damaged theatre Nowra provides the audience with the suggestion that failure is inevitable, living up to the stereotype that the mentally ill are not capable of many things. The powerful metaphor of ‘the burnt out theatre’ as the setting, is contrasted with the chink of daylight that is let in when Lewis enters, this symbolises a slight glimmer of hope suggesting Lewis is the character that can break through the fear and uncertainty that the audience have with the patients. We can relate to Lewis as he is also afraid, nervous and uncomfortable of what lies in the darkness with the mentally ill. But it is this slight possibility that is presented to the audience that unknowingly makes them question the depressive atmosphere of the theatre and as a result question the stereotypical view of mentally ill patients. It is sometimes the negative actions of others that make us look back upon and question our actions.
Beneath the humor in Così is a brutal depiction of society’s treatment of the mentally ill. Louis Nowra’s ‘Cosi’ is a play set in 1971 Melbourne that takes place within a mental asylum. It follows the efforts of young director Lewis Riley in directing the patients there in a performance of the Mozart opera ‘Cosi Fan Tutte’. Despite the classification of the play as a comedy, beneath ‘Cosi’ is a representation of the brutal treatment experienced by the mentally ill at the hands of society. Nowra employs humor as a means of connecting with audiences and as a vessel to discus difficult issues in a way that is comfortable and accessible. Comedy is also incorporated as a means of characterization and of personalizing mental illness.
The themes of the novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, illustrates Kesey’s view on society. Madness is an extremely prominent theme throughout the story and can show society’s nebulous line between sanity and insanity. Considerably normal people, such as Billy Bibbit whose “illness” was simply a stutter and a lack of confidence, were so pressured by society’s idea of normal that they volunteered themselves to the asylum. “‘You think I wuh-wuh-wuh-want to stay in here? You think I wouldn’t like a con-con-vertible and a guh-guh-girl friend?
According to Thomas Moore, ‘it is only through mystery and madness that the soul is revealed’ Moore is depicting here the need for the human kind must reveal themselves in order to find their true identity, as well as that there is madness in everyone and people shouldn’t be so quick to judge. The play Cosi is set in a mental institution in 1971, in Melbourne. There are two scenes in this play that caught my eye when it came to madness and love, and there are two scenes that reinforce this immensely, they are Act 2, Scene 1, and Act 2, scene 2.. Themes that will be discussed are infidelity vs fidelity and madness. Fidelity vs infidelity is an issue depicted in the play because it is an ideal that can never be achieved.
He faced patient's insanity every day and was confident that it was natural response to the overall madness of the corporate America. Shakespeare on the contrary, focused on the completely opposite side of the mental madness: through "Hamlet" he wanted to show that in degree of publicity mental disorders can harm observers. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" was written and.....Madness in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Hamlet" Summary: How mental illness is portrayed in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Ken Kesey and "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare. "Cuckoo's Nest" looks directly at mental illness and how it can be a natural reaction to life in the modern world. "Hamlet" looks at mental illness more indirectly in Hamlet's tortured inner dialogue and how it affects others.
He is both sorry for Romeo after his unsuccessful attempts at a relationship with Rosaline and is worried for Romeo if he accepts the challenge from Tybalt, because Mercutio knows that Tybalt is the better swordsman. It is also learned that Mercutio thinks very highly of himself when he states, “Nay, I am the very pink of courtesy” (2.4.59). By stating this, he is implying that he has better manners and politeness than the people around him. During this scene, Romeo’s cousin and friend Benvolio is also further characterized. From the scene, it is shown that Benvolio is a caring friend and is considerate of Romeo’s feelings.