Saturday, July 27, 2013

In Macbeth, do you think "So foul and fair a day I have not yet seen" is just a literary device used to allude to the witches spell?

I do think there seems to be a very direct correlation
between Macbeth's statement "so foul and fair a day I have not seen" to the witches
comment "Fair is foul and foul is fair." Between the ominous setting of the first scene
and the witches' language, we associate evil doings with the
witches.


The repetition of this sentiment links Macbeth to
the witches and allows the audience to connect the evil connotations associated with the
witches to Macbeth. The paradox "fair is foul and foul is fair" illustrates that things
that seem on the surface good may actually be foul. Macbeth acts as if he is good to the
public throughout the entire play but underneath, he embodies that of a foul, rotten
king.

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