Macbeth. Significant quotes and their meanings from Acts 1-5.

Act 1 1. "Fair is foul, and foul is fair," is stated in line 10 by the witches in the opening of the play. The significance of this paradox is that it sets us up for the doubleness of the play. It means what is fair to the witches is foul to man. 2. "Though his bark cannot be lost, / Yet it shall be tempest-tossed," is stated in lines 24 and 25 by the first witch while she and the other …showed first 75 words of 3060 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3060 total…than to continue living his life committing crime after crime, as he has been. 13. "So thanks to all at once and to each one, / Whom we invited to see us crowned at Scone," is stated in lines 74 and 75 by Malcolm. The significance is how grateful Malcolm is that the rightful ruler is where he should be, and who he should be. Malcolm will be crowned king at Scone, and everyone will come to see him.