... him, especially when he meets the three weird sisters. The witches chant, " hail to thee, Thane of Glamis/ hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor/ that shalt be king hereafter." Macbeth seems to be both confused and fascinated by this and is eager to find out more when the witches suddenly vanish. At this point ... murder about the situation. When Lady Macbeth finds out about the prophecies in a letter to her from Macbeth, she analyses his nature, and then says, "What thou art promised, yet so I fear thy nature/ It is too full o'th"milk of human kindness." This tells the audience that she does not...

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... was Macbeth's current title. The second does the same but calls him Thane of Cawdor, a title Macbeth thinks is owned by another person. The third witch says: "All hail Macbeth, thou shalt be King hereafter!" This is a prediction from the witches, that Macbeth will become King. Banquo questions the witches" speech and remains calm. He asks them what they have to say ... is still so worried about committing the actual crime he starts to go mad. He tries to convince himself that he is in control. "Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible To feeling as to sight? Or art thou but A dagger of the ...

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