In Macbeth, we see a reoccurring theme of fair vs foul. It's a motif in the book that we see in the beginning line from the main character Macbeth, "So foul and fair a day I have not seen." Then, from the point where Macbeth meets the three witches on, Macbeth deals with the consequences of being either a fair, or a foul person.
It's important to concentrate on this particular theme because it's an idea having everything to do with the plot of the story, particularly in relation to Macbeth. In order for Macbeth to achieve his destiny, he does foul deeds like murdering Duncan. In other cases, he avoids his destiny by doing foul things like trying to kill Fleance. But because he chose the foul approach instead of the fair, the fairness came back to bite him in the butt. For example, when Macbeth killed Duncan, he became an unhappy king, and he eventually died because he killed Duncan. I suppose the main point in the story was that foulness only leads to a person's demise, and one should always choose fair.
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Good connection! I also believe that fair vs. foul is something that is important and might even be on the Macbeth part of the exam.
ReplyDeleteI thought of this quote more as in order to achieve what was thought of as fair(him being king), Macbeth must do something foul(kill Duncan). And in the context from which the quote is taken the foul act was the battle they had just participated in and the fair was that they had been victorious.
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