Macbeth- Appearance vs. Reality through Imagery of Clothing “In the end, people should be judged by their actions since in the end; it was actions that defined everyone” (Nicholas Sparks). Do you judge a person based upon their appearance? If you do, Shakespeare taught me not to through his famous tragic play Macbeth. Like many great authors Shakespeare wrote about the consequences one had to face after judging another person based upon their appearance. The important theme of appearance vs. reality is shown through the imagery of clothing throughout the play. In the play Macbeth, the author (Shakespeare) suggests that many things which we see are actually just appearance, but not the reality, the reason I say this is because of the …show more content…
reality in his famous tragic play Macbeth, that you shouldn’t judge a person based upon their appearance. He showed appearance vs. reality through the use of imagery of clothing, which was very effective. King Duncan had to give up his life for the one mistake he made, judging Macbeth upon his appearance. Lady Macbeth seemed like she was a very strong woman throughout the play but in the end we find out how she wore that as a mask, the reason being, in the end she broke down and ended up killing herself. __________. “The traditional saying ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’ is shown by Shakespeare through Macbeths changing character. A powerful ambition for power caused him to make sinister decision that created for him only despair, guilt, and madness”(http://www.antiessays.com/free-essays/114661.html). Many writers write about what may seem really what it actually isn’t (appearance vs. reality) but I have never seen this lesson and consequence one had to face in a better piece of text than the play Macbeth. It really taught me not to judge a person based upon their appearance as you never know of their actions. “Don’t judge a book by its cover, it’s what’s inside that matters” (Micheal Green) http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100518214309AAj0qRn
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This book is filled with scenes and quotes anyone living life would be able to relate to because it reveals the aspects of the universal human condition. "False face must hide what the false heart doth know." --Act 1, Scene 8, Line 82: Macbeth to his wife. This quote talks about how fake people are.
The theme of appearance versus reality is very important in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The characters of Duncan, Macbeth, and Lady Macbeth are unable to differentiate between appearance and reality, resulting in tragic consequences. Poor judgment is evidenced by Duncan, who trusts Macbeth too much; Lady Macbeth, who is fooled by the witches; and Macbeth, who is tricked repeatedly by others.
Macbeth is a perfect example for appearance versus reality, because he is portrayed to the readers as an evil person by planning deaths just so he can be top notch. What some characters see in Macbeth is leadership and bravery when he stepped up to be King Of Cawdor after Duncan’s death. “Would it please your Highness to honor us with your royal company.” (158, 3, 4, 51-52) This quote shows that Ross is being loyal to King Macbeth and also that he respects him.
In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, a selfish Scottish thane becomes over-ambitious and commits several murders in order to gain and stay in power. After the murders, Macbeth evades suspicion by hiding his guilt and intentions, therefore deceiving others into thinking that he is innocent. Other characters including Lady Macbeth, the witches and the Scottish thanes also use their appearances to hide the truth and deceive others. With these examples, Shakespeare shows that appearances can be deceiving.
In an open field, three imperfect speakers speak “Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair hover through the fog and filthy air” This shows Macbeth's personality. What you can see are the good in him and the kind person but we know that what is hidden behind
In real life, we should not judge people solely on their appearances. There are many people who appear to be trustworthy but in reality, are not. Appearance versus reality is an important theme in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The theme focuses on characters who are deceived by what appears to be real, and on the tragic consequences that follow this error in judgment. These characters include, Duncan, who trusts Macbeth too much; Lady Macbeth, who tricks by the witches and herself; Macbeth trickes by other people in the play.
The critically acclaimed play Othello written by the most highly regarded playwright William Shakespeare uses the theme of appearance vs reality often throughout the tragic story. Within this theme and throughout the play life lessons are dropped along the way for the reader to consume. There is surely many valuable ones but a few stood out in terms of relevancy to the modern day. They are as follows, leading a deceptive and manipulative life will take one towards their own downfall, be careful who one trusts and relies on, and be certain before jumping to conclusions about the various things in life.
The Renaissance play The Tragedy of Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, truly demonstrated a compelling tale of greed, power, and jealousy. The play revealed the turn of a good nobleman into a powerful and greedy king. It showed audiences how one crime led to another and eventually to a gruesome melee. Throughout the tragedy there appeared to be a reoccurring theme stated finest as appearances are deceiving. The audience is first introduced to the theme in the first scene of the play where the witches said the profound phrase, "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" (I, i, 10). The Tragedy of Macbeth continued to present the idea of images being deceivingly different from the actual appearance.
In real life, we should not judge people solely on their appearances. There are many people who appear to be trustworthy but in reality, are not. Appearance versus reality is an important theme in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The theme focuses on characters who are deceived by what appears to be real, and on the tragic consequences that follow this error in judgment. These characters include, Duncan, who trusts Macbeth too much; Lady Macbeth, who tricks by the witches and herself; Macbeth trickes by other people in the play.
Clothing images in Macbeth depict the way Macbeth changes as a result of his tragic flaw- ambition.
“No man of woman born shall harm Macbeth.” In the play Macbeth, William Shakespeare depicts the idea of what seems to be good is actually evil, and vice versa, making the reader’s mind directly relate to the idea of illusion and reality. This ultimately results in bad outcomes from seemingly good acts. In other words, things are not as they seem and how the characters choose to respond to the conflict that results from this issue is a main point for their character development. The characters demonstrate confusion and misguidance due to conflicts’ intentions that they are unaware of.
The way one shows emotions on the outside is very different from what they hide on the inside. Individuals might change to fit in, but others will pretend to be something they are not. While attempting to act as someone else reality will eventually show up either way one considers to go. Macbeth is visited by three witches that project images and as time goes on the images become a reality.
Throughout history there has been a general understanding that appearances can be deceiving. A person may go through life without anyone understanding the true reality of their character. William Shakespeare, one of the greatest writers of all time, understood the relationship between appearance and reality and often gave characters two sides to their personality.
Clothing is used frequently as an image in Macbeth to help display Macbeth’s character. Clothing displays that Macbeth is trying to hide the evil inside and his own guilt from others. Shakespeare accentuates the contrast between Macbeth’s true emotions and what he displays to others in an attempt to hide his emotions. Macbeth feels
As we move closer to the king’s murder in act 2, the evil in Macbeth begins to strengthen and solidify. We begin to see the cunning traits of a murder surface in Macbeth as the theme of appearance verses reality is brought out in his character at the end of act 1 scene 7 when he says “false face must hide what false heart doth know”. This example implies that one can never truly tell what is on someone else mind by looking at the face; the face will hide the truth that the heart and mind (conscience) knows. There is a metaphoric reference to the reality that is behind Macbeth’s appearance. The false face that Macbeth speaks of is like a mask worn by a thief. Like a thief he will put on a mask and steal Duncan’s life and crown away from him and no will would know it is him as he is disguised. In the beginning of this scene Macbeth had come to the