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Why does Macbeth call the day foul and fair? Has this phrase been used before? By whom?

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‘The day is foul and fair’ represents Macbeth’s mixed emotions to the war. It is foul because he has lost so many of his friends and men, but it is fair because he survived and fought valiantly. The phrase is first said by the witches in the beginning of the play.
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