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Banquo says to Macbeth, "I dreamt last night of the three weird sisters: / To you they have show'd some truth." Macbeth replies, "I think not of them" (2.1.21), which is a lie. He has been thinking of nothing but the witches' prophecy, and as soon as Banquo goes to bed, Macbeth goes to murder King Duncan. [Detailed Scene Summary]
The following analysis of Shakespeare's Weird Sisters is an excerpt from the book, Shakespeare and his Times, by Nathan Drake: In the very first appearance, indeed, of the Weird Sisters to Macbeth and Banquo on the blasted heath, we discern beings of a more awful and spiritualized character than belonged to the vulgar herd of witches.
The sisters are called "witches" only once in the play—but they're called "weird" six. The word "weird" comes from the Old English term " wyrd ," meaning "fate," so we're betting that they're in some way associated with the three fates of classical mythology. Since the "fates" are supposed to control man's destiny, calling them "weird" just ...
Jul 31, 2015 · Three “Weïrd Sisters” appear to Macbeth and his comrade Banquo after a battle and prophesy that Macbeth will be king and that the descendants of Banquo will also reign. When Macbeth arrives at his castle, he and Lady Macbeth plot to assassinate King Duncan, soon to be their guest, so that Macbeth can become king.After Macbeth murders ...
MACBETH Saw you the weird sisters? LENNOX No, my lord. MACBETH Came they not by you? LENNOX No, indeed, my lord. MACBETH Infected be the air whereon they ride; And damn'd all those that trust them! I did hear The galloping of horse: who was't came by? LENNOX 'Tis two or three, my lord, that bring you word Macduff is fled to England. MACBETH ...
FIRST WITCH. A sailor’s wife had chestnuts in her lap, 5 And munched, and munched, and munched. “Give me,” quoth I. “Aroint thee, witch!” the rump-fed runnion cries. Her husband’s to Aleppo gone, master o’ th’ Tiger; But in a sieve I’ll thither sail, 10 And like a rat without a tail, I’ll do, I’ll do, and I’ll do.
The three witches are characters in Macbeth. Macbeth begins with what is possibly the most theatrical opening stage direction of any play: Thunder and lightning, Enter three witches. That sets the tone for the play, which is shrouded in darkness, fog, ‘filthy air’ and general foul weather. The language of the text is saturated with the kind ...
