Appearance versus Reality In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, many themes ad motifs are repeated throughout the entire play. The most important theme is appearance versus reality. Throughout Macbeth, things that appear to be good are, in fact, bad. Macbeth appears to be kind and honorable, but he is actually a ruthless murderer. Lady Macbeth appears to be strong and ruthless, when, in fact, she becomes very remorseful. Other important parts of the play that emphasize the …showed first 75 words of 831 total…

…showed last 75 words of 831 total…to tell the good from the bad caused many characters to die and many others changed. The three things that illustrated appearance versus reality the best were the development of the Macbeth and Lady Macbeth characters and the witches’ prophecies. Not being able to tell the good from the bad is something that will always face man as long as defining characters of human beings such as jealousy, over confidence, ambition, and greed still exist.