Macbeth-+Assignments


 * WHEN FAIR IS FOUL: PARADOX IN MACBETH**

Paradox: A statement that seems to be contradictory but that might be true when considered from a particular perspective.

“Fair is foul, and foul is fair.” –the Witches, 1.1.12


 * Assignment- Choose any one of the paradoxes given below and post your responses on the wiki itself. To do this, you have to click on the discussion tab. Please write your name and your class/level clearly in the heading. I expect your responses to be uploaded by Sunday, 25th of September, 2011. **

A. Identify the speaker and the addressee, and explain as much as you can about the context of the situation.

B. Explain the specific terms in the quotation that make it a paradox.

C. Explain the hidden truth to be found in the paradox.

1. “So foul and fair a day I have not seen.” –1.3.39

2. “Lesser than Macbeth and greater.” –1.3.68

3. “Not so happy, yet much happier.” –1.3.69

4. “This supernatural soliciting / Cannot be ill, cannot be good.” –1.3.143-144

5. “And nothing is but what is not.” –1.3.155