Macbeth

What imagery, suspense and tone is found in this short passage

"Fair is foul, and foul is fair, Hover through the fog and filthy air." Act 1 Scene 1

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This is an example of the equivocation motif that runs through the play. "Good" and "bad" become reflections of each other. The fog creates the mystery that pervades the play and the "filthy air" represents the evil of the witches.

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