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Actually understand Macbeth Act 1, Scene 1. Read every line of Shakespeare’s original text alongside a modern English translation.
Jul 31, 2015 · Scene 1. Synopsis: Three witches plan to meet Macbeth. Thunder and Lightning. Enter three Witches. FIRST WITCH. When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain? SECOND WITCH. When the hurly-burly’s done, When the battle’s lost and won. THIRD WITCH. 5 That will be ere the set of sun. FIRST WITCH. Where the place?
The first scene of Macbeth strikes the keynote of the play. The desert place, the wild storm, the appearance of the witches, "the wayward rhythm" of their songs, all help to prepare us for a drama in which a human soul succumbs to the supernatural suggestions of evil and ranges itself along with the witches on the devil's side.
A summary of Act 1: Scenes 1–4 in William Shakespeare's Macbeth. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Macbeth and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
Scene Summary: Three witches enter the scene with a creepy fanfare of thunder and lightning. The first witch asks when they’ll all three meet again, and the second and third agree to meet on the heath after “the battle’s lost and won," but before sunset.
Analysis. As a storm rages, three witches appear, speaking in rhyming, paradoxical couplets: "when the battle's lost and won" (1.1.4); "fair is foul, and foul is fair" (1.1.10). They agree to meet again on the heath (plain) when the battle now raging ends. There they'll meet Macbeth.
Macbeth Act 1 Scene 1 Lyrics. SCENE I. A desert place. Thunder and Lightning. Enter three witches. FIRST WITCH. When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain? SECOND WITCH....
This page contains the original text of Act 1, Scene 1 of Macbeth. Shakespeare’s complete original Macbeth text is extremely long, so we’ve split the text into one scene per page. All Acts and scenes are listed on the Macbeth text page, or linked to from the bottom of this page.
The Tragedy of Macbeth. SCENE I. A desert place. Thunder and lightning. Enter three Witches. First Witch. When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain? Second Witch. When the hurlyburly's done, When the battle's lost and won.
We’ll meet Macbeth there. The WITCHES hear the calls of their spirit friends or “familiars,” which look like animals—one is a cat and one is a toad. FIRST WITCH