.... perhaps Mrs. Lincoln didn't descend fully into insanity until after Mr. Lincoln was assassinated. Surely she was teetering on the edge, I suspect the death of her husband may have been the final straw. The movie doesn't go past the assassination.
And second, since this movie deals with such a short span of time, perhaps Mr. Lincoln wasn't debiliated with depression during those months. Having been thru such bouts myself, when one is very busy/preoccupied or has 'heavy lifting' to do, one can function - and even seen 'normal' to the rest of the world. I did see in DDL's characterization, a man who hid his depression/introspection just below the surface, especially in the scenes with the 2 younger men in the telegraph office and on the porch with US Grant.
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