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Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor! Third Witch. All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter! In Act 1, Scene 3, the three Witches greet Macbeth in a startling and unexpected way. The first Witch calls him “thane of Glamis,” already his title, because of Sinel’s death.
The three witches are characters in Macbeth. Macbeth begins with what is possibly the most theatrical opening stage direction of any play: Thunder and lightning, Enter three witches. That sets the tone for the play, which is shrouded in darkness, fog, ‘filthy air’ and general foul weather.
The first scene brought the witches before us; the second gave us a noble picture of Macbeth. Now the two parties, the tempters and the tempted, meet, and from their meeting and the witches' prophecy proceed directly all the remaining events of the story.
Jul 31, 2015 · Macbeth approaches the witches to learn how to make his kingship secure. In response they summon for him three apparitions: an armed head, a bloody child, and finally a child crowned, with a tree in his hand.
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble: Annotations for the Witches' Chants (4.1.1-47) A dark cave. In the middle, a boiling cauldron. Thunder. Enter the three Witches. First Witch. Thrice the brinded cat hath mew'd. Second Witch. Thrice and once the hedge-pig whined.
The dialogue of the witches is a sort of chant. It is thrown into a verse form, trochaic tetrameter, which Shakespeare rarely uses except for supernatural beings, witches, fairies, or the like. In order to bring out the rhyme the last syllable is dropped from the end of each line.
The witches gather on the moor and cast a spell as Macbeth and Banquo arrive. The witches hail Macbeth first by his title Thane of Glamis, then as Thane of Cawdor and finally as king. They then prophesy that Banquo’s children will become kings. Macbeth demands to know more but the witches vanish.
