Misleading

Appearances in
Macbeth
Prepared by : Jill Erice Jimmer
Farhana Fadzee
Yunus Razali
Winnie
 Macbeth
• The play revealed the changes of a good
nobleman into a powerful and greedy king.
• (Act 1, Scene 1,25) “Fair is foul, foul is fair.”
That main phrase prefigured how
appearances could deceive because it stated
that good was bad and vice versa. It was
shown that Macbeth was a good nobleman
who would despise the thought of killing bad.
 Lady Macbeth
• Looks appeared deceiving first when Lady
Macbeth was told about King Duncan’s death
by Macduff. (She was pretended very shocked
and surprised) She said, ‘woe alas! / What, in
our house? “(Act 2,scene 3,143). She asked
the question as if she did not know what had
happened; her appearance in the situation
was misleading to all the other characters.
 Lady Macbeth
• Another instance of Lady Macbeth’s
occurred is when Macbeth started
rambling and drew attention the
people during the dinner. To distract the
guests, Lady Macbeth’s feigned when
fainting and gasping, “Help me hence,
ho!” (Act 2,Scene 3,147). She took on the
form of a mourning, frightened woman
 Malcolm
• Malcolm made himself appear to be a bad person, even
worse than Macbeth when Macduff questioned him.
Macduff did not really care, he just wanted Macbeth
out of power. As Macduff gave up, Malcolm showed his
true colours and told him that he would help take back
Scotland with the help of English soldiers. “Wither
indeed, before thy here-approach,/ Old Siward, with
ten thousand warlike men,/ Already at a point, was
setting forth.” (Act 4,Scene 3,271) Malcolm appeared to
be evil but in the end was the man that Macduff
looking for.
 The Witches
• The three witches told six prophecies to both Macbeth
and Banquo. Three prophecies were towards Macbeth.
“All, hail Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Glamis!/ All,
hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor!/ All, hail
Macbeth! That shalt be king hereafter.” (Act 1, Scene
3,43) Banquo was curious about his life and his
prophecies were, “Lesser than Macbeth, yet greater./ Not
so happy, yet much happier./ Thou shalt get kings, though
though be none…” (Act 1, Scene 3,45) Macbeth was very
pleased with the prophecies and is misled by these hell
spawn creatures.
 The Witches
• Though the three witches appeared to be helping
Macbeth, they were actually just playing with his
mind. Macbeth practically thought he was immortal
but in the end was brought to a wicked demise.
Macduff had killed Macbeth even though Macbeth
thought the prophecies had told him he could not
die at the hands of Macduff. The Weird Sisters made
Macbeth believe that they would bring good
fortunes to him but in reality they were plotting an
evil scheme that changed the world around him.
• All these examples showed that appearance is
usually an illusion and a fake of what
something in reality. Appearance is like a shell
surrounding a chick. On the outside, the shell
may look like one thing, but deep inside is a
beautiful or dead chick ready to emerge. In
time, the truth will come out. In the end,
judging by appearance will probably lead to
disappointment, but that isn’t true in all cases.
 Essay
• Introduction
Never judge a book by its cover, or never judge people
by his or her appearances are some of the phrases that
are very common to us. Judging a book by its cover will
lead to disappointment. In the play Macbeth, there are
many victims to appearance. Duncan believed his nobles
are loyal but in the reality, they were against him. Also,
other characters had made themselves appear like a bad
person to others, but they’re actually doing that for the
good sake of others.
• First Paragraph
In the beginning of the play, Macbeth is well respected
hero who appears to be a great guy. However, Macbeth is
clearly seen that he is a selfish and troubled man. In lines
81-82 on page 240, Macbeth tells how he must mislead
the world and hide his dark side of it. “Away, and mock
the time with fairest show. False face must hide what the
false heart doth know.” On page 249, Macbeth does a
good job of hiding his dark side before finding the dead
king together with Macduff. “Is the king stirring, worthy
Thane?” asks Macduff. “Not yet”, replies Macbeth.
Although Macbeth has full knowledge of the king’s death,
he plays it off well and seems to know nothing.