Fair is foul and foul is fair

The idea of "Fair is foul and foul is fair" has been  big focus throughout the Macbeth unit. We have discussed how good things have turned bad and how nothing is really the way it seems. One example of this is how Macbeth began as a loyal servant of Duncan. He was a very good and loved man at the time. As the book progressed what was fair tuned foul. He killed Duncan and this lead to more and more murders. As for lady macbeth, she began foul. She was a cruel and ruthless woman who cared about no one but herself. As the book progressed and the Macbeth's got themselves into more and more trouble with more and more murders she began to become more fair. She didn't become nice, but she became less ruthless and began to go insane from the things she had done. She was extremely guilty and that made her eventually go insane and kill herself.

Another example of this is Scotland as a whole. Under the rule of Duncan Scotland was a calm and peaceful place. Everything seemed to be going as it should and if something went wrong it was fixed immediately. When Duncan was killed this whole downhill spiral began. Macbeth became king which allowed him to murder anyone he wanted and the whole Scotland became foul. It was night during the day, horses were eating each other, and eagles were eating falcons. Overall, the idea of fair is foul and foul is fair has come up often in this book.


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