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Indeed, his first words in the play are, ‘So foul and fair a day I have not seen.’ This is just as Macbeth and Banquo are about to encounter the Witches for the first time. Although he was not present when they declared, in unison, ‘Fair is foul, and foul is fair’, Macbeth echoes their words.
Macbeth's paradoxical statement, "So foul and fair a day I have not seen," signifies the contradictory nature of his experiences. The day is "foul" due to the violence and bloodshed of battle,...
Macbeth's line "so foul and fair a day I have not seen" exemplifies dramatic irony because, while he refers to the weather and the battle's outcome, the audience knows it foreshadows his tragic...
In the first act, the witches declare "Fair is foul and foul is fair" (Act 1, scene 1)and Macbeth remarks how the weather is "So foul and fair a day I have not seen" (Act 1, scene 3).
MACBETH. I’ve never seen a day that was so good—because of our great victory—and yet with such bad weather.
'Fair is foul and foul is fair' is a particularly well known Shakespeare quote, said by the three witches in the opening scene of Macbeth... and what a wonderful opening Macbeth has! Darkness, thunder and lightning, a desert place and three witches...
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Enter MACBETH and BANQUO MACBETH So foul and fair a day I have not seen. BANQUO How far is't call'd to Forres? What are these So wither'd and so wild in their attire, That...
