Appearances seen with the naked eye are often misinterpreted compared to those represented by reality. In today's world, being accepted into a particular group is the ideal way to live to gain popularity. People hide their true qualities to hide their flaws and gain such acceptance. Appearances contrasting with reality is a major theme in William Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Macbeth. The play represented the theme in the figure of a man named Macbeth as he deceives his companions. Throughout the play, Macbeth's rallies multiply crimes thanks to the influence of his wife to hide his intentions to become king. Lady Macbeth motivated Macbeth to act like a savage; a personality that wasn't his. The desire to have the throne pushed Macbeth to appear faithful to Duncan while harboring the thought of killing him. To hide the fact that Macbeth killed the king, he deceived his friend Banquo. Under Lady Macbeth's influence, Macbeth portrayed himself with false appearances to mislead others. By analyzing and deducing from quotes from the play, Macbeth's deception of Duncan, Banquo and Lady Macbeth and his motivations will be explained. To hide his true intentions to become king, Macbeth had to project an image of a loyal general. to the king. Upon his arrival at Forres, Macbeth told Duncan that he would do "all / Sure to thy love and honour" (act 1 scene 4 line 30-21) which is interpreted as a false statement since during his conversation with the witches, Macbeth was thinking of killing the king instead of protecting him. Macbeth did not admit that he wanted to be king, but it could be deduced from his dark reaction when the witches told him... halfway through the paper... of Duncan's death, Macbeth was still pretending to be loyal, he states "If I had died a 'now before this opportunity, / I would have lived a blessed time, for from this moment / There is nothing serious in mortality' (act 2 scene 3 lines 96-96) in front of Thanes and his wife. Lady Macbeth is not fooled by her husband's proclamation like the others because of her instructions to Macbeth, “return to our bedchamber… Put on your nightgown… / And show us that we are watchful…” (2.2) the night afterwards the king was assassinated. Macbeth was driven to deceive others because of Lady Macbeth's orders. Macbeth deceived Duncan and Banquo, as he was motivated by his ambition, fear, and Lady Macbeth's influence. Macbeth's deceptions lead to the deaths of many characters in the play. No matter the reason for the deception, it must be done ethically and be morally accepted.