The opening scene of Macbeth, while having very few actual events that occur when compared to other scenes, and in part because it is short, never-the-less sets the tone for the rest of the entire play. That famous scene involving the three witches, or wyrd sisters, sets an eerie, supernatural tone, that in itself foreshadows the supernatural mood of the play as it develops. But the most often repeated theme is presented by the witches themselves when they recite the chant, "Fair is foul, and foul…
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