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What does the phrase 'Fair is foul and foul is fair' mean as expressed in Shakespeare's play Macbeth?

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It means that appearances can be deceiving and that there is a very fine line between good and evil.


It means that things will be reversed. Fair will become foul and vice versa. Or, good will become bad and bad will become good. This line foreshadows things to come in the play.

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