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Thunder and lightning. Enter three
WITCHES
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Thunder and lightning. Three WITCHES
enter
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FIRST WITCH When shall we three meet again?
In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
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FIRST WITCH When should the three of us meet again? Will it be in thunder,
lightning, or rain?
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SECOND WITCH When the hurly-burly’s done,
When the battle’s lost and won.
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SECOND WITCH We’ll meet when the noise of the battle is over, when one
side has won and the other side has lost.
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THIRD WITCH
5That will be ere the set of sun.
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THIRD WITCH That will happen before sunset.
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FIRST WITCH Where the place?
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FIRST WITCH Where should we meet?
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SECOND WITCH Upon the heath.
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SECOND WITCH Let’s do it in the open field.
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THIRD WITCH There to meet with Macbeth.
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THIRD WITCH We’ll meet Macbeth there.
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The WITCHES hear the calls of their
spirit friends or “familiars,” which look like
animals—one is a cat and one is a toad.
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FIRST WITCH I come, Graymalkin!
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FIRST WITCH
(calling to her cat) I’m
coming, Graymalkin!
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SECOND WITCH
10Paddock calls.
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SECOND WITCH My toad, Paddock, calls me.
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THIRD WITCH Anon.
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THIRD WITCH
(to her spirit) I’ll be
right here!
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ALL Fair is foul, and foul is fair
Hover through the fog and filthy air.
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ALL Fair is foul, and foul is fair. Let’s fly away through
the fog and filthy air.
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Exeunt
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They exit.
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