Appearances can be deceiving, even that of someone that is trusted. After receiving a report on the execution of the old Thane of Cawdor, King Duncan states:

To find the mind’s construction in the face.

He was a gentleman on whom I built

Duncan is commenting on the fact that he trusted the Thane of Cawdor absolutely, and had no idea the Thane would become a foul rebel. This also applies to the feelings that Duncan has toward Macbeth although he has or will never outright state it. Trust is a part of one’s appearance; the reality of it is the trusted pe

Doubt can change one’s appearance into what they really are. After discussing the plot to murder Duncan, Macbeth begins to have serious second thoughts about the whole plot. In an aside that closes the scene, Macbeth states: “Away, and mock the time with fairest show:/False face must hide what the false heart doth know” (1.7.81-82). Macbeth basically states that he and Lady Macbeth should prepare a feast and pretend to be the king’s loving subjects, even though they plan to kill him that night. Though not a major theme, subtlety is a theme in this play, which in turn connects with the appearance and reality theme. This statement flows from the “look like the flower” idea” because Macbeth is continuing his “flower-like” appearance, while in reality he has those “serpent under’t” tendencies, which help him not only in murdering his cousin, but in the murders of Banquo and Macduff’s family. Doubt

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