In Act III, Scene iv, Macbeth meets the witches again. This time, they show him a series of apparitions that predict his future. The first apparition is a head that warns Macbeth that he will not be defeated "until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill Shall come against him." The second apparition is a bloody child who tells Macbeth that he will not be defeated by "any man of woman born." The third apparition is a crowned child who holds a branch from Birnam Wood. This apparition tells Macbeth that he will be defeated by "Macduff, born of woman."
These apparitions play on Macbeth's fears and insecurities. They convince him that he is invincible, which leads to his downfall. The motif of Fair is foul fair is evident in these scenes because the witches' prophecies initially appear to be positive, but they ultimately lead to Macbeth's destruction.