Role Of Deception In Macbeth

Everything comes with some sort of price. To see something with no price is a clear deception. Macbeth is a tragedy of deception, with power-hungry nobles being tricked by wrathful witches just to create Chaos. Macbeth himself was both a victim and a perpetrator of this Deception. Even when he is planning to murder Banquo, he still acts civil to his best friend, “I wish your horses swift and sure of foot, and so I do commend you to their backs” (3.3.37-38). He wishes him good luck, despite knowing that he has sent killers to end his friend’s life. When Macduff left to find Donalbain, he would be suspected as a traitor even though he was right to suspect Macbeth. This is evident when his own son questions it, “Was my father a traitor, mother?”