Appearance and Reality in MacbethAppearance does not always agree with reality. A limited view of an event or topic will likely lead to a limited or even false conclusion. For example, in Shakespeare's tragic play Macbeth, Scottish nobles considered the main character Macbeth a "bloody tyrant"; for readers, Macbeth is not a completely evil character, but almost a hero with great physical strength and greatness. Only if he hadn't betrayed his king, he would have been a great thane. This essay will deal with this difference between Macbeth's appearance and reality. Macbeth is a deranged old man with flashes of former greatness. He entered the room as a man of honor respected by his fellow soldiers and displayed great bravery and physical strength while fighting under King Duncan. As the bloody general reports, “Disdaining fortune, with his steel brandished… smoked by bloody execution… forced his way… fixed his head on our battlements. (I, ii, 15-25) From this quote, we can imagine Macbeth's heroic qualities: courage, bravery, and unstoppable. King Duncan greatly praised Macbeth for his bravery and loyalty, but what he did not see in Macbeth's face (appearance) was Macbeth's dark desire as he contemplated murdering the king (reality). ). From this point on, as the witches' prophecies arrive and Macbeth's ambition, aided by Lady Macbeth, this heroic character both in the reader's mind and in the minds of the Scottish nobles, began his downfall . After the assassination of King Duncan, quoted in Banquo "...and I fear you have played a very rude part in this." (III, I, 3) all the Scottish nobles are suspicious of Macbeth's murder of King Duncan. Since then, Macbeth seems to believe in his philosophy that "things started badly are made stronger by evil" (III, iii, 55) and tries to cover up his murder by killing more and more. Ultimately, his ambition took him from the status of hero to that of a tyrant who “blisters… tears out tongues” (VI, iii, 10-15). Flashbacks to Macbeth's greatness reappear at the end of his tragic story in the speech "Tomorrow and Tomorrow." and tomorrow..." (V, v, 15-30) Through this speech, we can feel his sadness and his rage towards his meaningless life "life is only a walking shadow, a poor player, who struts and frets during his hours on stage, and then is heard no more." When Macbeth realized the prophecies of his impending crisis, he said, "If what he asserts happens, there will be neither. flee from here, nor stay here..