THREE WITCHES : Fair is foul, and foul is fair

Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare. It is considered one of his darkest and most powerful tragedies. Set in Scotland, the play dramatizes the corrosive psychological and political effects produced when evil is chosen as a way to fulfill the ambition for power.

The famous line in the play Macbeth is “Fair is foul, and foul is fair” of the three witches. This line means that things that are good will become bad and things that are bad will become good. It also means that things that look attractive or fair will become horrible or foul and things that are ugly will become beautiful. The witches are referring first to themselves. They look ugly, but the predictions they eventually give to Macbeth are beautiful to him. "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" is perhaps one of the most significant lines in Macbeth. It is a juxtapose which is an idea that contradicts itself and it is used to foreshadow the fact that characters in the play who seem to be good and righteous, Macbeth,  may actually be tainted or evil and vice versa.

I can relate this line in myself, specifically, the line, “Foul is fair”. I may be not beautiful outside but I have the ability to do things that others can’t do. I can do my projects and things in creative ways.  I am loyal to my friends. I am kind to those people who treat me well. I am beautiful in my own way, simply because I am the son of God. 

 “Fair is foul” is the line I can apply to my classmate. She is beautiful. She is rich. She is intelligent. Yes, they say that she is perfect. But, for me she will never be. First and foremost, she is a boastful person. She used to say things that are irrelevant and would just make her to be the star of our class. She used to judge a person without even thinking what they will feel. She doesn’t mind other people’s opinion. For her, what she says is always the truth. I don’t know, but almost all of the boys like her, because for them, face is enough. For me, as time goes by our outside appearance will all change. But, our kindness and the things that we do will always remain in the hearts of the persons we’ve been through.