ENGL 2148 Chapter : Macbeth
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On a lonely heath in scotland, three weird witches sing their riddling runes and say that soon they will meet macbeth. Macbeth, the noble thane of glamis, had recently been victorious in a great battle against. For his brave deeds, king duncan decides to confer upon him the lands of the rebellious thane of cawdor. On his way to see the king, macbeth and his friend, banquo, meet the three witches on the dark moor. The wild and frightful women greet macbeth by first calling him thane of glamis, then thane of cawdor, and finally, king of scotland. Finally, they prophesy that banquo"s heirs will reign in scotland in years to come. When macbeth tries to question the three women, they vanish. Macbeth thinks very little about the strange prophecy until he meets one of duncan"s messengers, who tells him that he is now thane of cawdor.
