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First Witch

ere $ ha"e a pilot's thumb,

Wrec)'d as homeward he did come.

-rum within

Third Witch

A drum, a drum%acbeth doth come.

ALL

The weird sisters, hand in hand,

/osters of the sea and land,

Thus do go about, about:

Thrice to thine and thrice to mine

And thrice again, to ma)e up nine.

/eace% the charm's wound up.

Enter A0(ET' and (A1234

MACBETH

So foul and fair a da& $ ha"e not seen.

BANQUO

ow far is't call'd to 5orres? What are these

So wither'd and so wild in their attire,

That loo) not li)e the inhabitants o' the earth,

And &et are on't? i"e &ou? or are &ou aught

That man ma& #uestion? +ou seem to understand me,

(& each at once her chapp& finger la&ing

3pon her s)inn& lips: &ou should be women,

And &et &our beards forbid me to interpret

That &ou are so.

MACBETH

Spea), if &ou can: what are &ou?

First Witch

All hail, acbeth% hail to thee, thane of !lamis%

Second Witch

All hail, acbeth, hail to thee, thane of 0awdor%

Third Witch

All hail, acbeth, thou shalt be )ing hereafter%

BANQUO

!ood sir, wh& do &ou start* and seem to fear

Things that do sound so fair? $' the name of truth,

Are &e fantastical, or that indeed

Which outwardl& &e show? & noble partner

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+ou greet with present grace and great prediction

4f noble ha"ing and of ro&al hope,

That he seems rapt withal: to me &ou spea) not.

$f &ou can loo) into the seeds of time,

And sa& which grain will grow and which will not,

Spea) then to me, who neither beg nor fear

+our fa"ours nor &our hate.

First Witch

ail%

Second Witch

ail%

Third Witch

ail%

First Witch

esser than acbeth, and greater.

Second Witch

1ot so happ&, &et much happier.

Third Witch

Thou shalt get )ings, though thou be none:

So all hail, acbeth and (an#uo%

First Witch

(an#uo and acbeth, all hail%

MACBETH

Sta&, &ou imperfect spea)ers, tell me more:

(& Sinel's death $ )now $ am thane of !lamis*

(ut how of 0awdor? the thane of 0awdor li"es,

A prosperous gentleman* and to be )ing

Stands not within the prospect of belief,

1o more than to be 0awdor. Sa& from whence

+ou owe this strange intelligence? or wh&

3pon this blasted heath &ou stop our wa&

With such prophetic greeting? Spea), $ charge &ou.

Witches "anish