Macbeth meets up with the witches, who are busy making potions and casting spells. He tells them he wants to learn more about his future. They tell him three key things: He should keep an eye on Macduff. He won’t face any harm from anyone “of woman born.” He won’t be conquered until Birnam Wood marches to Dunsinane.

What are the three 3 prophecies the witches give to Macbeth to Banquo?

After a battle in Scotland, Macbeth and his friend Banquo meet three witches, who make three prophecies – Macbeth will be a thane, Macbeth will be king and Banquo’s sons will be kings.

What are the 3 prophecies in Macbeth quotes?

The Witches speak easily of warfare as something to watch avidly until it’s time to meet with their newest victim: Macbeth.

• First Witch. All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Glamis!
• Second Witch. All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!
• Third Witch. All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be king hereafter!

What effect do the prophecies have on Macbeth Act 4?

The witches’ prophecies allow Macbeth, whose sense of doom is mounting, to tell himself that everything may yet be well. For the audience, which lacks Macbeth’s misguided confidence, the strange apparitions act as symbols that foreshadow the way the prophecies will be fulfilled.

What 3 warnings do the witches give Macbeth?

The witches show Macbeth three apparitions which warn him to beware Macduff, promise him that “none of woman born shall harm Macbeth,” and assure him he will remain safe until Birnam Wood moves.

What are the witches prophecies in Macbeth Act 4?

beginning of the play. He talks to them to get information on Malcolm and Macduff The witches give him three warnings that are “Beware of Macduff, be ruthless, bold, and decisive. No man born to a women can harm Macbeth and will not be defeat till until Great Birnam Wood marches to fight against him”.

What are the three prophecies in Macbeth Act 4 Scene 1?

Macbeth meets up with the witches, who are busy making potions and casting spells. He tells them he wants to learn more about his future. They tell him three key things: He should keep an eye on Macduff. He won’t face any harm from anyone “of woman born.” He won’t be conquered until Birnam Wood marches to Dunsinane.

What do the 3 apparitions in Macbeth say?

The First Apparition: “Beware Macduff; Beware the Thane of Fife.” The Second Apparition: “none of women born Shall harm Macbeth.” The Third Apparition: “be lion-mettled, proud, and take no care who chafes, who frets… until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane Hill /Shall come against him [Macbeth].”

What are the prophecies in Macbeth called?

The Witches’ Prophecy



The witches hail Macbeth first by his title Thane of Glamis, then as Thane of Cawdor and finally as king. They then prophesy that Banquo’s children will become kings.

What does the third prophecy in Macbeth mean?

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What is the most important quote in Macbeth Act 4 Scene 3?

Macduff: ‘I must also feel it as a man‘



Malcolm encourages Macduff to bear the death of his family like a man and not be weak.

What are the most important quotes in Macbeth Act 3?

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• …and I fear thou play’dst most folly for it.
• To be thus is nothing, but to be safely thus.
• It is concluded.
• Naught’s had, all’s spent, where our desire is got without content.
• Things without all remedy should be without regard; what’s done is done.
• We’ve scorched the snake, not killed it.
• Duncan is in his grave.

What is the most important quote in Act 1 Scene 3 of Macbeth?

Macbeth: ‘So foul and fair a day I have not seen‘



Macbeth is echoing the Witches’ ‘fair is foul’.

What did the witches tell Macbeth quote?

The witches tell Macbeth that he will become king, that no man born of woman can defeat him, and that he will not be vanquished until Birnam Wood should come to Dunsinane, all of which turns out to be true.

What do the 3 witches say?

‘Double Double Toil and Trouble‘, Meaning. ‘Double double toil and trouble/Fire burn and cauldron bubble’ is a rhyming couplet from Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth, chanted by the supernatural three witches.

What is the most famous line in Macbeth?

Here are the ten most famous of them all.

1. Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.
2. Fair is foul, and foul is fair. (1.1.13), Weird Sisters.
3. Out, damned spot! out, I say!
4. Something wicked this way comes.
5. The milk of human kindness.
6. It is a tale.
7. This is a sorry sight.
8. When shall we three meet again.