Present – on a heath
- 1 witch
- 2 witch
- 3 witch
- Macbeth – general in Kings army, Thane of Glamis
- Banquo – another general
- Rosse – Nobleman
- Angus – Nobleman
Summary
- Witches meet on the heath and gossip
- Witches tell Macbeth that he is going to become Thane of Cawdor and then king
- Witches tell Banquo that he won’t be king but his kids will be
- Macbeth and Banquo think that they are hallucinating until Rosse and Angus walk in
- Rosse and Angus tell Macbeth that he is going to be Thane of Cawdor
- Macbeth is like ‘OMG the witches didn’t lie’
- Macbeth starts plotting that he will kill Duncan and become king.
- Then Macbeth thinks that maybe he should just wait and leave it to fate
Quote
The last bullet-point is supported by the quote:
“If Chance will have me king, why, Chance may
crown me,
Without my stir” – Macbeth (1.3.157-159)
This means that if Chance/fate will eventually have him made king then it will and he will not have to kill Duncan.
Sidenote – this would be a really good idea for Macbeth, he should not kill the king!
