Macbeth shall never vanquished be until 105 Who chafes, who frets, or where conspirers are. He welcomes this good but figures he might as well have Macduff killed anyway-you know, just to be sure. So really Macbeth figures he has nothing to fear. The second apparition is a bloody child who says that Macbeth won't be harmed by anyone who was "of woman born." Um, well.that's pretty much everyone, right? Including Macduff. Third Apparition, a Child Crowned, with a treeĪnd wears upon his baby brow the round 100 That I may tell pale-hearted fear it lies, Then live, Macduff what need I fear of thee?Īnd take a bond of fate. SECOND APPARITION Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth!-īe bloody, bold, and resolute. First, an armed head warns him to beware of Macduff. When the witches have finished their brew, apparitions begin to appear and talk to Macbeth. Whate’er thou art, for thy good caution, thanks. Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware Macduff!īeware the Thane of Fife! Dismiss me. The witches are happy to help. They throw some more tasty ingredients to the cauldron-pig's blood, the sweat of murderers-and call on spirits to come forward and answer Macbeth's questions. Say if th’ hadst rather hear it from our mouths Then he says he has some more questions about his future for them and he wants answers, pronto.
Macbeth gives the witches some props for being able to control the weather and conjure crazy winds that batter churches, cause huge ocean waves to "swallow" ships, destroy crops, topple castles, and so on. Their heads to their foundations, though the 60 Though castles topple on their warders’ heads, Though bladed corn be lodged and trees blown Though you untie the winds and let them fightĪgainst the churches, though the yeasty waves (Howe’er you come to know it), answer me. (So does a Ray Bradbury novel and cinematic adaptation, but not for another few centuries.) Not surprisingly, Macbeth promptly follows. How now, you secret, black, and midnight hags? After Hecate exits, the Second With announces "something wicked this way comes." Hecate enters, pleased with the witches' more serious approach this time around. Or a Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen film.Īnd everyone shall share i’ th’ gains. And of course they keep coming back to the snappy refrain, "Double, double toil and trouble," which really makes it feel like Halloween. The witches cast all sorts nasty bits into the cauldron, from lizard's leg to the finger of stillborn baby. Hearing that Macduff has fled, Macbeth resolves to slaughter the man’s family.On a dark and stormy night, the three witches are hanging out in a cave roasting marshmallows and chanting spells around a boiling cauldron. Macbeth calls for Lennox, who is waiting for him, but the man has seen nothing. Eight kings appear, one after the other, the last showing him a mirror in which even more can be seen Banquo’s ghost follows, proudly pointing to them as his own. Reassured, Macbeth still wants to know whether Banquo’s descendants will take the throne, and despite warnings not to ask too much he insists on finding out. Lastly, a child with a crown on its head, holding a tree, tells him that he will never be beaten until the forest of Birnam comes to Dunsinane castle. A blood child tells him that he will never be killed by anyone born of woman. A head in armor tells him to beware of Macduff. Given the choice between the Witches and their spirit masters, he chooses the latter.
Macbeth enters and demands from them that they answer the questions he will ask them, the consequences be damned. In a cavern, the Three Witches prepare a foul broth. (First Witch Second Witch Third Witch Fourth Witch Fifth Witch Sixth Witch Hecat Macbeth First Apparition Second Apparition Third Apparition Kings Ghost of Banquo Lennox)
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