Theme - Appearance Vs Reality

Question 1

Main ways this theme is presented (3)

Answer 1

• Macbeth seeing things just before he kills Duncan
• King Duncan is a guest in Macbeth’s home when they decide to murder him
• Macbeth and Lady become insomniacs at the end and tormented by guilty dreams

Question 2

Quotes for when Macbeth is seeing things in Act 2 (2)

Answer 2

• “Mine eyes are made the fools o’th’ other scenes” - shows how he can’t believe what he is seeing
• he sees a vision of a dagger just like the one he is about to use to kill king Duncan- zooming into his perspective
• “there is no such thing” - he is still fascinated by the dagger’s appearance

Question 3

Quotes of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth showing good hospitality before killing Duncan (3)

Answer 3

• “You know your own degrees” - subtle reminder of their ranks
• Irony with Macbeth pretends to be humble to make himself less suspicious
• Emphasises how Duncan is at the top

Question 4

Quotes that shows Lady Macbeth has become an insomniac and are tormented by her own dreams

Answer 4

“Will these hands ne’er be clean?” - rhetorical question even though there is nothing on her hands it emphasises how mentally unstable she has become