Today, the way people present themselves goes a long way in creating first impressions of others. However, these judgments are stereotypical views that have developed over time throughout society, and judging people based on their appearance usually results in an inaccurate view of what's inside. Often the physical appearance, which at first sight is annoying, fades away as one gets to know the person's true personality. From that moment on you will realize how important it is to know someone before judging them instead of drawing hasty conclusions before really knowing them. In Shakespeare's tragedy, Macbeth, the theme of appearances recurs several times in the judgments expressed by the witches, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, on physical appearance versus true personality. At the beginning of the play the witches, who appear disgusting and evil on the outside, present Macbeth with some very surprising news that he will now be the Thane of Cawdor and king of all Scotland in addition to his original position as Thane of Glamis (1.3.48 -50). Before reaching Macbeth, the witches reveal to the audience the concept of "beautiful is ugly and ugly is beautiful" (1.1.10). At this point the audience perceives the literary element of foreshadowing present in this play. By following what the witches say, the audience learns that what appears to be good can be bad and what appears to be bad can be good. The witches' statement is very essential to the theme of appearances in this play because it describes how the characters in this play should not base their judgments solely on a person's appearance. Keeping in mind the idea of ​​not judging a person based on appearance, it is evident that Macbeth does not judge witches based on... middle of paper... to make sure a person really gets to know someone before taking advice from him and refrain from trusting him completely just because he outwardly seems like an honest person. From Macbeth we learn that the inside and outside of a person can be completely opposite and therefore must be thoroughly analyzed before any accusation can be made. Works Cited Shakespeare, William. “Macbeth.” Literature by McDougal Littell. Evanston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008. 342-423. Print.Wills, Garry. “Macbeth.” In Witches and Jesuits: Shakespeare's Macbeth, pp. 125-44. Oxford:Oxford University Press, 1995. 31 January 2010/servlet/LitCrit?dd=0&locID=lln_pebr&d1=SCRT_090_0004&srchtp=b&c=1&df=f&docNum=FJ4095750004&b0=macbeth+themes&vrsn=1.0&srs=sc&b1 =KE &d3=60&ste=10&d4=0.25&stp = DateDescend&n=10&tiPG=0>