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Macbeth and Banquo are on their way to King Duncan's castle in Forres when they come across the three witches. The sight of the witches horrifies the two men and Banquo wonders if they are real or from another world. However, Macbeth is intrigued by their presence and encourages them to speak. They greet Macbeth as the future King, which startles him. They then greet Banquo, declaring that his children shall be the future Kings. As the witches vanish, the two men try to make sense of what they
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Three Witches:
The weird sisters, hand in hand,
Posters of the sea and land,
Thus do go about, about:
Thrice to thine and thrice to mine
And thrice again, to make up nine.
Peace! the charm's wound up.
[Enter MACBETH and BANQUO]
MACBETH
So foul and fair a day I have not seen.
BANQUO
How far is't call'd to Forres? What are these
So
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