Macbeth Inside Quotes

Seek the Inside In the play Macbeth, one notices many times where one can jump to conclusions about what someone says or their actions. “Things are not always as they seem; the first appearance deceives many.” This quote is said by Plato. This quote is very broad and one thing that one can take from it is that one shall not judge a book by its cover. In today’s time period people tend to jump to conclusions about someone or something. In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, the theme things are not always as they seem is shown through Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and the witches. Firstly, Macbeth is not always has he seems to be. When first meeting Macbeth, he is made out to be loyal to the king. Macbeth says, “The service and the loyalty
When one first meets the witches they come off as nice and respectful of Macbeth. When the witches first meet with Macbeth they say, “All hail Macbeth! Hail to the, Thane of Glamis!” (Mac.1.3.51). The witches seem to respect Macbeth and honor him. But later on in the play, one notices that they are not good for Macbeth and manage to mess with him. Two major examples of how the witches are not as they seem is when they are telling Macbeth the prophecies. The second prophecy they tell Macbeth is “none of woman born shall harm Macbeth” (Mac.4.1.91-92). Macbeth believes that he cannot be harmed because he thinks all children are born from women. Little does Macbeth know, that Macduff was pulled out of his mother’s womb. Also the third prophecy is not as it seems, “Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come against him” (Mac.4.1.105-107). Macbeth believes that the woods cannot move up the Dunsinane hill. However when Macduff and his army approach the castle, they carry trees while marching up. When Macbeth looks out his window it seems as though the Great Birnam wood is making its way up to his castle. One realizes in these moments that one cannot jump to conclusions about someone or