The line "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" refers to the tension between appearance and reality. What this means is that things are not always what they seem. Appearance can be rather deceiving, as can be seen in this play.
Our tragic hero Macbeth appears to be a valiant and loyal soldier, who is there to protect and respect his king. At the beginning of the play, everyone admires him, and we can easily notice how respectable and liked he is. He is even promoted by the king himself for his bravery and loyalty. However, once we delve into Macbeth's thoughts, we see that he plans to murder Duncan for the sake of gratifying his unrestrained ambition to become the king. And, not only does he murder the king, but he also makes it clear that anyone else who stands in his way will be eliminated too.
Macbeth embraces evil, and his real character is soon known to everyone in the play.
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