William Shakespeare, famous English playwright, often started his plays with powerful scenes and mood-setting action. Act 1 of Macbeth, is no acceptation to the traditional important and exciting Shakespeare introductions. This act displays the deceptive environment in which Macbeth lives (which is a major theme in this play), depicts the characters’ personalities and motives, and finally portrays the constant struggle between good and evil. The first act of Macbeth is important as it draws interest to …showed first 75 words of 1601 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1601 total…to be an evil force as it can make people react negatively (Macbeth’s plan to kill Duncan). Deception is another trait present in the Act. Shakespeare shows the audience that in life things are not always as they appear (friends can turn out to be enemies). The audience is also reminded that humanity has to deal with forces of good and evil (mentally and physically) in everyday life. Bibliography quotes directly from macbeth play.