Madness and Identity

Lady Alice's apparent madness and her dual existence—one in waking life and another in somnambulic states—raise questions about the nature of the self, the reliability of perception, and whether her true identity is revealed in her trances or in her daily demeanor.

Lady Alice's peculiar remarks are misinterpreted as signs of mental deficiency, yet the narrator sees them as indicating a nature allied to genius, questioning the boundary between madness and originality.

Alice's dual existence—sleepwalking and awake—raises questions about her true identity, and Duncan's obsession borders on madness.

Duncan's jealousy borders on madness as he contemplates Alice's dual existence, questioning the nature of her identity and his own sanity.

Duncan questions his sanity, fearing that Alice might be a figment of his imagination, and reflects on the nature of madness.