A sailor’s wife had chestnuts in her lap, 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, And like a rat without a tail, I’ll do, I’ll do, and I’ll do.
Where hast thou been, sister?
Killing swine.
Sister, where thou?
The three witches are talking about where they have been and what they have done.
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Macbeth and Banquo notice weird people in the forest on their way home.
The weird sisters, hand in hand, Posters of the sea and land, Thus do go about, about, Thrice to thine and thrice to mine And thrice again, to make up nine. Peace! The charm’s wound up.
Continuation of their conversation from before and Macbeth and Banquo walk up on them.
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Macbeth learns he will be king
My dear Macbeth, why do you look so startled and afraid of these nice things they’re saying?(to theWITCHES)Tell me honestly, are you illusions, or are you really what you seem to be? You’ve greeted my noble friend with honors and talk of a future so glorious that you’ve made him speechless. But you don’t say anything tome. If you can see the future and say how things will turn out, tell me. I don’t want your favors and I’m not afraid ofyour hatred.
Wait! You onlytold me part of what I want to know. Stay and tell me more. I already know I am the thane of Glamis because I inherited the position when my father, Sinel, died. But how can you call me the thane of Cawdor? The thane of Cawdor is alive, and he’s a rich and powerful man. And for me to be the king is completely impossible, just as it’s impossible for me to be thane of Cawdor. Tell me where you learned these strange things, and why youstop us at this desolate place with this prophetic greeting? Speak, I command you.
Macbeth and Banquo get told that Macbeth will be king, Thane of Cawdor, and Thane of Glamis. Banquo gets told he will be the father to kings. He will not be king but his sons will.