THEMES: Reality and Appearances in Macbeth

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deceptive appearances:
lady macbeth encourages ? to appear good
so no one suspects that he plans to kill duncan
"look like th'innocent ? but be the ? under't"
lady macbeth encourages macbeth to appear good so no one suspects that he plans to kill duncan
"look like t'innocent flower but be the serpent under't"
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real appearances:
macbeth sees banquo's ?
his face is "the very ?" of his fear

lady macbeth shows her guilt by ?
macbeth sees banquo's ghost
his face is "the very painting" of his fear

lady macbeth shows her guilt by sleepwalking
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the ? paradoxes are unclear:
"fair is ? and foul is ?"
things that appear good are actually ?

"none of ? born" can harm macbeth
gives him false ? to protect his status

the witches agree to meet "when the battles ? and ?" suggesting that when a battle is
the witches paradoxes are unclear:
"fair is foul and foul is fair"
things that appear good are actually evil

"none of woman born" can harm macbeth
gives him false confidence to protect his status

the witches agree to meet "when the battles lost and won"
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some characters trust false appearances:
? trusts macbeth and dies for it

? trusted cawdor but was betrayed

duncan says "there's no ? to find the mind's ? in the face"

? trusts the witches prophecies, so he downfalls
duncan trusts macbeth and dies for it

duncan trusted cawdor but was betrayed

duncan says "there's no art to find the mind's construction in the face"

macbeth trusts the witches prophecies, so he downfalls
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Card 2

Front

real appearances:
macbeth sees banquo's ?
his face is "the very ?" of his fear

lady macbeth shows her guilt by ?

Back

macbeth sees banquo's ghost
his face is "the very painting" of his fear

lady macbeth shows her guilt by sleepwalking

Card 3

Front

the ? paradoxes are unclear:
"fair is ? and foul is ?"
things that appear good are actually ?

"none of ? born" can harm macbeth
gives him false ? to protect his status

the witches agree to meet "when the battles ? and ?" suggesting that when a battle is

Back

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Card 4

Front

some characters trust false appearances:
? trusts macbeth and dies for it

? trusted cawdor but was betrayed

duncan says "there's no ? to find the mind's ? in the face"

? trusts the witches prophecies, so he downfalls

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

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Back

Preview of the front of card 5

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