Macbeth - Key Quotes

Macbeth - Key Quotes

1. Act One Scene One

   • "Fair is foul, and foul is fair."
     • Appearances can be deceiving, that what seems 'fair' and good is actually 'foul' and evil.
       • Can be linked to Macbeth himself, at the beginning of the play he was perceived as a 'noble warrior' thought to be loyal to his king but of course that is revealed to be untrue. 'Brave Macbeth' commits regicide and embraces the 'foul' side of life.
     • Things are never as they seem
   • "Hover through the fog and filthy air."
     • The Witched will indeed 'hover' like presiding spirits over Macbeth in all its moral ambiguity and darkness (fog and filth).

2. Act One Scene Three