How does Appearance vs. Reality affect relationships in the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare?
luannw Teacher High School – 11th Grade Editor Expert $(document).ready(function() { $(‘a.toggle_expert_titles’).click(function() { $(‘#show_expert_titles’).toggle(); return false; }); }); Considering that in the opening scene of Act 1, the witches warn us that appearances will be deceiving (“Fair is foul, and foul is fair”), there are many examples throughout the play of deceptive appearances and, consequently, their affect on relationships. As soon as Lady Macbeth reads in the letter that Macbeth sent to her about the Weird Sisters’ predictions, she decides that Duncan must be killed to bring the prophecy to light. She tells her reluctant husband that they will kill the king and that he needs to put on the happy welcoming face of a good host as Duncan comes to their home in Act 1. sc. 7. Macbeth then says, “False face must hide what the false heart doth know.” They have to pretend to be Duncan’s loving subjects while they set up his murder. Later, in Act 2, sc. 3, Lady Macbeth upon t
