At the start of the scene the three witches meet with Macbeth while they are making a sickening potion with a lot of nasty ingredients in it. Then Hecate shows up to congratulate the witches, then Macbeth appears and challenges them to answer the questions he asked. Then the witches show their apparitions, one comes out and says ” beware Macduff.” Then Macbeth demands to know the future. So the witches show him. Then the witches dance and disappear. Macbeth resolves to kill every member of Macduff’s family.
February 1, 2016 at 5:45 pm
I’m interested in the idea that Macbeth now ‘challenges the witches’ – would Macbeth from earlier in the play have done this? Why?
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