How does Shakespeare use "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" to establish the tone of the play? This paradox states that what is good is good and what is bad is bad. This paradox states that what is good is good and what is bad is bad. This paradox says that fake things will be an illusion but what is real will be genuine. This paradox says that fake things will be an illusion but what is real will be genuine. This paradox foretells the evil that will occur and that disorder and chaos will reign. This paradox foretells the evil that will occur and that disorder and chaos will reign. This paradox suggests that good things will happen to those who are good people.

This paradox foretells the evil that will occur and that disorder and chaos will reign

Explanation:

The phrase “Fair is Foul, Foul is Fair” (Act 1, Scene 1) which is said by the witches at the start of the play Hamlet is used as a precursor to foreshadow what is about to come.

The phrase is used by Shakespeare to establish the tone of the play by foretelling the evil about to occur and that disorder and chaos would reign.

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government is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.

citizens are given 25 years of life to prove their worth to society; if they fail to do great things