FIRST WITCH. When shall we three meet again
In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
SECOND WITCH. When the hurlyburly's done,
When the battle's lost and won.
THIRD WITCH. That will be ere the set of sun.
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ALL. Fair is foul, and foul is fair:
Hover through the fog and filthy air.
William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act I, scene i
How does Shakespeare introduce the idea of opposites being the same?
A. The witches say the weather is both bad and good.
B. The witches say that they are both happy and sad at the turn of events.
C. The witches say that Macbeth will turn out to be both enemy and friend.
D. The witches say the battle is both over and yet just beginning.