"Fair is foul, foul is fair"

Cards (1)

  • key points:
    • paradoxical chant= witches= inverting, flipping, "juggling" w morality
    • repetition "fair" n "foul" foreshadow malleability of all characters
    • representation of chaos in society n the confusion caused by supernatural
    • witches showing transgression of expectations, rules n status quo is inescapable
    • SP begins play w destabilising chant so audience expect M's "fair" loyalty n "brave[ry]" to be disrupted n corrupted into "foul"malevolence
    • realisation characters w "fair" facade like M can be corrupted n transformed into "foul" "tyrants"