FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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The witches
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Hecate
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Porter
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Fleance
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Detailed explanation-1: -First Witch: When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain? Second Witch: When the hurly-burly’s done, When the battle’s lost and won.
Detailed explanation-2: -When the hurlyburly’s done, When the battle’s lost and won. ( 1.1.4-5) i.e., when the commotion on the battlefield is over. The Witches’ first prophesy is made possible by the battle and Macbeth’s success as a warrior.
Detailed explanation-3: -hurly-burly: commotion, uproar. “When the hurly-burly’s done, when the battle’s lost and won.” Second Witch 1.1.3. When this commotion of war is over and we know who has won and lost.
Detailed explanation-4: -In thunder, lightning, or in rain? / When the hurly-burly’s done, When the battle’s lost and won. / That will be ere the set of sun. / Where the place? Upon the heath. / There to meet with Macbeth.” “Fair is foul, and foul is fair: / Hover through the fog and filthy air.” “All hail, Macbeth!