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• basic effect for fair is foul, foul is fair

  the paradox instantly show the witches ability to make moral values turn upside down making good like evil and evil look good
• explain basic effect for fair is foul and foul is fair

  this idea of good and evil create confusion in characters such as, Macbeth ,Banquo and lady Macbeth. no one can trust what they see or hear which lets ambition, guilt and betrayal grow in the dark
• explain effect 2 for fair is foul and foul is fair

  because right and wrong are swapped, every character can justify their dark actions. This speeds up the downfall of Scotland as violence and disorder go unchallenged leading to downfall of kingship and society
• explain context for fair is foul and foul is fair

  for a Jacobean audience, witches were real and terrifying believed to be in league with the devil. such evil disrupting the moral and divine order would have been shocking ,emphasizing the chaos that follows when gods design is overturned
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  the mirrored structure ( fair is foul, and foul is fair) purposely confuses the boundary between positive ( fair) and negative ( foul)
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  This makes the audience and characters question everything Macbeth is trapped in uncertainty-- he cant trust the witches but is still drawn in while lady Macbeth hides evil behind a mask of goodness and even Banquo doubts the truth. This breakdown of appearances drives the plays tragedy