Overview

• show how characters and events are often deceptive. 
• From the very beginning, with the witches’ phrase “fair is foul, and foul is fair,” the play creates a world where nothing is as it seems.
• Macbeth and Lady Macbeth both hide their true intentions behind false appearances.
• using lies and manipulation to achieve their goals.
• Shakespeare uses this theme to highlight the dangers of deceit and the difficulty of uncovering the truth in a corrupt and ambitious world.