MacBeth - Fair and Foul

"Fair is foul, and foul is fair: / Hover through the fog and filthy air" (Act 1, Scene 1, Line 11-12), the three witches chant, stating simply that not everything is as it seems, and that there are those who hide foul deeds, but in the end they receive fair and just punishment. Such is the case for Macbeth, he is ashamed of his wrong doings and is afraid of the consequences that may follow. In turn, Macbeth …

…cover every possible foul deed that he can. In every decision made, there are consequences that must be faced. Macbeth, is one that would rather not deal with them. His solution is to conceal his foul realities with fair appearances. In assuming that everything is true, one would be consumed in these fair appearances, and fall into the foul schemes which lurk behind the fair faces. After all, fair is foul, and foul is fair.