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What do the WITCHES hear when they call their spirit friends or 'familiars'?
What do the WITCHES hear when they call their spirit friends or 'familiars'?
Where do the WITCHES plan to meet Macbeth?
Where do the WITCHES plan to meet Macbeth?
What do the WITCHES say about fair and foul?
What do the WITCHES say about fair and foul?
What happens when the hurly-burly's done according to the SECOND WITCH?
What happens when the hurly-burly's done according to the SECOND WITCH?
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When do the WITCHES plan to meet again?
When do the WITCHES plan to meet again?
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Study Notes
The Witches' Prophecies and Plans
- When the WITCHES call their spirit friends or 'familiars', they hear their prophecies and responses.
- The WITCHES plan to meet Macbeth at the heath, a desolate and eerie location.
- The WITCHES declare that "fair is foul, and foul is fair", indicating a reversal of moral values and a blurring of the lines between good and evil.
- According to the SECOND WITCH, when the hurly-burly (turmoil and chaos) is done, the witches will be revenged and their desires will be fulfilled.
- The WITCHES plan to meet again at the set of sun, implying a sense of continuity and future plans.
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Test your understanding of the original and modern texts of Macbeth Act 1, Scene 1 with this quiz. Compare the original text by Shakespeare with the modern text by SparkNotes and see if you can accurately translate the lines.
