"Fair is foul, and foul is fair" is perhaps one of the most significant lines in Macbeth. It is a juxtapose (an idea that contradicts itself) and it is used to foreshadow the fact that characters in the play who seem to be good and righteous (Macbeth) may actually be tainted or evil, and vice versa.
It's as simple as this: what seems fair is actually foul, and what seems foul is actually fair.
it means two related things in general
Apex 1.2.3 Quiz) Fair is foul, and foul is fair.
it is a metaphore saying that everything that is foul (bad) was meant to be taht way. and everything that is fair is meant to be decieving and foul
Macbeth.
Macbeth
By Fair Means or Foul happened in 1988.
By Fair Means or Foul was created in 1988.
Uttered by the three witches in 'Macbeth'.
Fair is opposite. Foul Ball, Fair Ball.
The expression suggests the themes of paradox, and of things not being what they appear to be.
"Fair is foul and foul is fair. Hover in the fog and filthy air."
if it stayed fair its fair if it went foul its foul
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