1. Welcome! Directions: Take out a sheet of paper. Write all your answers, definitions, etc for the following activity on the same page. You will hand in this page for a quiz grade. Don’t forget your name. Click on the next slide to get started!

2. Paradox (n): 1. a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. 2. any person, thing, or situation exhibiting an apparently contradictory nature

3. 1. Define the word “foul.” How many meanings does it have? Define the word “fair.” How many definitions does it have? You can use the dictionary or thesaurus to help you. 1. Define the word “foul.” How many meanings does it have? Define the word “fair.” How many definitions does it have? You can use the dictionary or thesaurus to help you. 2. How can something or someone be both foul and fair at the same time? Give 2 examples. 2. How can something or someone be both foul and fair at the same time? Give 2 examples.

4. Paradox in Macbeth 3. In Act I Scene 1 the witches chant together: “Fair is foul, and foul is fair: Hover through the fog and filthy air." 3. In Act I Scene 1 the witches chant together: “Fair is foul, and foul is fair: Hover through the fog and filthy air." Now knowing the definition of a paradox, what or who might the witches be referring to? Write for 3 minutes. Now knowing the definition of a paradox, what or who might the witches be referring to? Write for 3 minutes.

5. Paradox in Macbeth 4. Macbeth says at the start of Act I, Scene 3, "So foul and fair a day I have not seen…" 4. Macbeth says at the start of Act I, Scene 3, "So foul and fair a day I have not seen…" How can a day be both foul and fair? Describe a day you have had lately that was both foul and fair. Then, explain how Macbeth’s day could be both foul and fair. How can a day be both foul and fair? Describe a day you have had lately that was both foul and fair. Then, explain how Macbeth’s day could be both foul and fair.

6. Paradox in Macbeth 5. Of all the characters we have met so far, which character do you feel is both foul and fair? Write your answer but be sure to use a quote from the play as support. 5. Of all the characters we have met so far, which character do you feel is both foul and fair? Write your answer but be sure to use a quote from the play as support.