it is a metaphore saying that everything that is foul (bad) was meant to be taht way. and everything that is fair is meant to be decieving and foul
What figure of speech fair is foul,and foul is fair?
The Three Witches say, "fair is foul and foul is fair" in the play Macbeth by Shakespeare.
The three Weird Witch Sisters, Act I scene I lines11-12.
Usually fair is given as the antonym for foul, as in foul play, foul weather, etc. There are many others, however, as there are several definitions of foul to begin with.
its a paradox which is also part of the "fair is foul" motif. it means you can physically win the battle, but lose everything else.
It is most often used to foreshadow coming events. An excellent example of nature reflecting both natural and supernatural events that foreshadow what is to come are found in William Shakespeare's Macbeth. The play opens with three witches who are together during a dark and tempestuous storm with thunder and lightning. The are discussing the events to come and speak of Macbeth. When one of the weird sisters asks the others when they will meet again the response is when "fair is foul." That fair is foul turns out to be after Macbeth is victorious over the rebel the Thane of Cowdor. Macbeth and Banquo are riding home and it is raining, yet the sun is shining and Macbeth comments on this with the line "Such fair and foul a day I have not seen." The imagery of this line works in many ways. It is rare that the sun shines when it rains but also he has just defeated the Thane of Cowdor which took a heavy toll on his own men, thus fair and foul could be in reference to that, the weather only accentuating the day. It is, most importantly a foreshadowing of what is to come when the fair Macbeth turns foul and murders the King Duncan. thank you but i mean what's the term called, not what its for (i think its human falliacy or something?)
layne long says METAPHOR for all you A+ kids
It depends on how you use it
The expression suggests the themes of paradox, and of things not being what they appear to be.
No. The umpire calls the ball fair or foul based on where the ball is when the fielder touches it. If the ball is in foul territory when it is touched, the ball is called foul.
Apex 1.2.3 Quiz) Fair is foul, and foul is fair.
Macbeth.
Macbeth
Uttered by the three witches in 'Macbeth'.
By Fair Means or Foul happened in 1988.
By Fair Means or Foul was created in 1988.
Fair is opposite. Foul Ball, Fair Ball.
"Fair is foul and foul is fair. Hover in the fog and filthy air."
if it stayed fair its fair if it went foul its foul
fair