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Second Witch
You will not be as happy as Macbeth, but much happier.
Third Witch
Your sons will be kings, though you will not. So greetings to you both,
Macbeth and Banquo.
First Witch
Banquo and Macbeth, we honor you!
Macbeth
Wait, you haven’t finished. Tell me more. I know I inherited the title of
Glamis when my father, Sinel, died. But how can I be Lord of Cawdor?
The Lord of Cawdor is still alive and well. As for me becoming king,
that’s hardly believable, just as unlikely as being Lord of Cawdor. Tell
me where you learned this strange information, and why you’ve stopped
us in this wasteland to greet us with these prophecies. I order you to tell
me more.
[Witches disappear]
Banquo
It’s as if the earth has bubbles, like water does, and these creatures just
evaporated. Where’d they go?
Macbeth
Into the air. They seemed physical enough, but they’ve melted into thin
air. I wish they had stayed.
Banquo
Were they real, or were we hallucinating?
Macbeth
Your children will be kings.
Banquo
You’re going to be king.
Macbeth
And the Lord of Cawdor, too. Didn’t they say that?
Banquo

Their exact words.
Banquo
Who's that?
Ross
Macbeth, the king was happy to hear the news of your victory. When he
heard of the personal risks you took in the fight against the rebel
Macdonald, he was so astonished and amazed that he was at a loss for
words. In other reports from the same day, he heard of you fighting the
Norwegians, showing no fear as you spread the field with their corpses.
Report after report came flooding in with good news of your bravery in
defending the kingdom each time.