Very often in our everyday speech there are words whose meanings we do not know or do not fully understand. The reason for this can be either the novelty of the term, or the fact that it is obsolete and no longer widespread in the language. Bedlam is one such word. In the article we will give his description, as well as talk about the television series with the same name.
Bedlam - how is it?
The roots of this statement are very deep. It can be assumed that the word originally came from the English pronunciation of the term Bedlam (short for Bethlehem), which meant "Bethlehem." However, the people called the hospital for the mentally ill named after St. Mary of Bethlehem. She appeared in London in 1547. Since then, Bedlam is the name that applies to any psychiatric hospital (mental hospital). Later the meaning of the word became more extensive and today it means any very noisy and erratic place.
Bedlam is confusion and chaos. You will not make a mistake by applying the word in this context. Bedlam can often be called an uncleaned room or a room in which objects are located very randomly, or even scattered across the floor. In another case, we can say that the bedlam is directly connected with very noisy establishments, even if all the objects in it are sufficiently streamlined.
The use of the word in art
Since 2011, the UK has been releasing the Bedlam series, which tells the story of a man named Jed Harper. He is able to see ghosts of dead people, as well as the very moment of their death.
Jed's attention is attracted by the attack of ghosts on the hotel, which previously housed the most popular hospital for the mentally ill in the UK - Bedlam. The plot of the series is based on strange and frightening events that take place in a former hospital.
The television series was released in 2011. To date, there are already 2 exciting seasons of the film.