Are Things as They Seem?

Are things as they seem? All things have an appearance, usually a good or a bad one. Depending on the appearance something has we form an opinion about it. Sometimes the appearance something has can mislead one in forming an accurate opinion about it. In Macbeth, Shakespeare shows us that things are not always as they appear to be. This is shown through the duplicity of Macbeth and his wife, the kings sons and the …showed first 75 words of 689 total…

…showed last 75 words of 689 total…to be the king's meeting place with death. The king's sons appeared to be the murderers though they had done nothing wrong. From the evidence gathered it is clear that things aren't always as they appear to be. Because of this, it is important that we take care in forming opinions which are based on appearance alone. More importantly, we should not weigh appearances too heavily because of the inaccuracy that our opinions may have.