vil
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Dear teachers and NES,
I have a very brief and unambiguous question:
What does the phrase "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" mean as expressed in Shakespeare's play Macbeth, act one, scene 1 line 11.
The problem lie in the confused answer, which I found at a side in my computer, namely:
"TRUE"
and an enigma
If you have ever had someone do something to you that was rotten, but they were perfectly within their rights to do so you would know. Just because something is morally wrong does not make it legally so. So the dirty deed, although morally wrong, was fair (as in retribution), and even through the dirty deed was fair it was also wrong or undeserved.
I hope that you wouldn't find it difficult to give an reasonable answer.
Thank you in advance for your efforts.
Regards.
V.
I have a very brief and unambiguous question:
What does the phrase "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" mean as expressed in Shakespeare's play Macbeth, act one, scene 1 line 11.
The problem lie in the confused answer, which I found at a side in my computer, namely:
"TRUE"
and an enigma
If you have ever had someone do something to you that was rotten, but they were perfectly within their rights to do so you would know. Just because something is morally wrong does not make it legally so. So the dirty deed, although morally wrong, was fair (as in retribution), and even through the dirty deed was fair it was also wrong or undeserved.
I hope that you wouldn't find it difficult to give an reasonable answer.
Thank you in advance for your efforts.
Regards.
V.
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