Appearance vs reality

• “Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under’t”-Lady Macbeth

  Lady Macbeth is concerned that Macbeth won’t be able to hide his guilt. Equivocation is the key idea here, telling half-truth/hiding some of the truth. Eventually, both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are unable to conceal their guilt amy longer.
• “Come seeling night, scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day”-Macbeth

  Reveals Macbeths moral corruption and his willingness to embrace darkness to hide his evil deeds. Light and dark imagery symbolises good vs evil.
• “He was a gentleman on whom I built an absolute trust“ Duncan about the original Thane of Cawdor

  Reveals Duncan’s naive trust in the Thane of Cawdor, who later betrays him which highlights the theme of deception and dangers of misplaced trust.