All things have an appearance, usually a good or a bad one. Depending on the appearance something has we form an opinion about it. Sometimes the appearance something has can mislead one in forming an accurate opinion about it. In Macbeth, Shakespeare shows us that things are not always as they appear to be. This is shown through the duplicity of Macbeth and his wife, the king’s sons and the servants being blamed for Duncan's death and King Duncan's inaccurate opinions.

In the beginning of the play Macbeth is a well respected hero who appears to be a great man. However, by the end of the play it is clear that Macbeth is a selfish, troubled man with a conscience that seems to serve no purpose. In Act 1, Scene 2, Macbeth tells how he must hide his dark side from the world.
"Away, and mock the time with fairest show,
False face must hide what the false heart doth know."
In Act 2, Scene 3, Macbeth does well in hiding his dark side before finding the dead king with......

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Title: Macbeth: Are Things As They Seem?
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