![]() ![]() While Macbeth wanders around in a haze, Banquo makes excuses for his war buddy until Macbeth finally snaps out of it, and they all head off to meet the king. There’s just one problem: to make that happen, he’d have to murder Duncan, and he can’t help but envision how he might pull that off. The three witches are also known as the three weird sisters and are referred to that. In a foreboding scene, Macbeth and Banquo, military leaders of the Scottish king, encounter the three Witches, who prophesize the chain of violent events to. ![]() But Macbeth, muttering to himself, begins to imagine that he actually could become king. The presence of the witches raises the battle between good an evil. But Banquo’s a little worried, too: couldn’t the witches be agents of evil, sent to lead them to their own demise? Maybe. Macbeth and Banquo are starting to wonder if there really might be something to the witches’ prophecies. Ross tells him he’s about to become the Thane of Cawdor (so the witches were onto something), because the previous thane is now a traitor. They then prophesy that Banquos children will become. Macbeth and Banquo are busy marveling over the mysterious witches when Ross and Angus arrive to tell Macbeth that the king wants him. The witches hail Macbeth first by his title Thane of Glamis, then as Thane of Cawdor and finally as king. As they start to leave, Macbeth begs them to stay, wanting to know more about their prophecies, but the witches are already gone. The three witches tell Banquo that his descendants will be kings, but he won’t. Banquo wants to know if they’re telling the truth - and he wants to know what lies ahead in his future, too. The witches greet a rather bewildered Macbeth as the “Thane of Glamis,” “Thane of Cawdor,” and “king hereafter.” Since he was, in fact, the Thane of Glamis, and he’s about to become the Thane of Cawdor, we can’t help but wonder if “king hereafter” might hold some water as well. The witches’ prophecies plant a seed of greed in Macbeth’s mind by provoking Macbeth’s mental condition. The witches are back, and they finally get to meet Macbeth, who’s got Banquo in tow. In the beginning of the play, three witches foretell Macbeth that he will be the future king. ![]()
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