FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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the apparitions are about to appear.
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even the witches now consider Macbeth evil.
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the witches’ “master” is approaching.
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the witches are afraid of Macbeth.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Spoken by the three witches, “something wicked this way comes” is a line from Shakespeare’s play Macbeth. Shakespeare’s “something wicked” refers to Macbeth, who carries the seeds of his own downfall within him.
Detailed explanation-2: -When the second witch says, “Something wicked this way comes, ” what does this tell the audience? The witches recognize Macbeth as evil. Early in Act IV of The Tragedy of Macbeth, the witches show Macbeth an apparition of Banquo and several kings.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Witches in Macbeth cast a spell together as they chant the famous lines, “Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble.” Just like a chorus in a song today, the Witches repeat these famous lines throughout the spell.
Detailed explanation-4: -One of the witches then chants: “By the pricking of my thumbs, / Something wicked this way comes” (4.1.61–62). In fulfillment of the witch’s prediction, Macbeth enters.