Macbeth - Deception Always Loses
Deception Always Loses
Sometimes things are not always what they seem as deception takes its toll, all while being hidden behind an illusion no one notices. People often face betrayals and hurtful acts to allow others they consider friends to meet their own goals. However, in truth they are being deceived without even knowing it. Macbeth by William Shakespeare is set in the Middle Ages, an 11th Century Scotland. Macbeth is about a Scottish man who is thane of Glamis, yet three witches make a prophecy that he will become thane of Cawdor and then King of Cumberland. With that in mind he kills man figures, such as King Duncan, in order to gain power. He did this with the help of his wife Lady Macbeth, whom began the gruesome murders, deceiving countless friends and allies whilst hiding behind lies and illusions. Throughout Macbeth deception in always present, with the three witches, Macbeth, and Lady Macbeth being the chief instigator. The witches bring Macbeth into a false sense of trust, deceiving him by giving him the true answers to the prophecy, but in such a way he finds it impossible. Macbeth, evidently led by his wife but also but his own ambitions, is guilty of deceiving his comrades Banquo and King Duncan, as well as his public. Lastly, Lady Macbeth also conveys deceit. She is believed to be a good house wife and yet is most skilled at persuading others as she does Macbeth. She even plans Duncan’s murder and yet at the same time is deceiving herself. The three witches, Macbeth, and Lady Macbeth are the causes of much deception within the play towards other characters and in some cases themselves, all hidden behind an illusion of their own making causing a reality versus illusion effect.
The three witches gave Macbeth the illusion of hope but in reality that hope is misguided. The three witches told Macbeth that he would not be harmed, as well as three apparitions telling him he would not be killed by a man born of woman or when the Birnam Woods move.
Sometimes things are not always what they seem as deception takes its toll, all while being hidden behind an illusion no one notices. People often face betrayals and hurtful acts to allow others they consider friends to meet their own goals. However, in truth they are being deceived without even knowing it. Macbeth by William Shakespeare is set in the Middle Ages, an 11th Century Scotland. Macbeth is about a Scottish man who is thane of Glamis, yet three witches make a prophecy that he will become thane of Cawdor and then King of Cumberland. With that in mind he kills man figures, such as King Duncan, in order to gain power. He did this with the help of his wife Lady Macbeth, whom began the gruesome murders, deceiving countless friends and allies whilst hiding behind lies and illusions. Throughout Macbeth deception in always present, with the three witches, Macbeth, and Lady Macbeth being the chief instigator. The witches bring Macbeth into a false sense of trust, deceiving him by giving him the true answers to the prophecy, but in such a way he finds it impossible. Macbeth, evidently led by his wife but also but his own ambitions, is guilty of deceiving his comrades Banquo and King Duncan, as well as his public. Lastly, Lady Macbeth also conveys deceit. She is believed to be a good house wife and yet is most skilled at persuading others as she does Macbeth. She even plans Duncan’s murder and yet at the same time is deceiving herself. The three witches, Macbeth, and Lady Macbeth are the causes of much deception within the play towards other characters and in some cases themselves, all hidden behind an illusion of their own making causing a reality versus illusion effect.
The three witches gave Macbeth the illusion of hope but in reality that hope is misguided. The three witches told Macbeth that he would not be harmed, as well as three apparitions telling him he would not be killed by a man born of woman or when the Birnam Woods move.