FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
MACBETH
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Duncan, Malcolm, and Donalbain
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The Three Witches
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Macbeth and Banquo
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Lady Macbeth and Macbeth
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Detailed explanation-1: -At the start of Act 1, Scene 3 of Macbeth, we see the Witches preparing for their first encounter with Macbeth.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Three Witches first appear in act 1, sc 1, where they agree to meet later with Macbeth. In act 1, sc 3, they greet Macbeth with a prophecy that he shall be king, and his companion, Banquo, with a prophecy that he shall generate a line of kings. The prophecies have great impact upon Macbeth.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Witches’ Prophecy 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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Weird Sisters, also called Three Witches, the creatures who prophesy the destinies of the main characters in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The term Weird Sisters was first used by Scots writers as a sobriquet for the Fates of Greek and Roman mythology.
Detailed explanation-5: -The witches address Macbeth as the Thane of Glamis (his current title), and as the Thane of Cawdor (something the audience knows is true, but Macbeth does not). They tell Macbeth he will become king and tell Banquo that his children will sit on the throne.