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Watch the Weird Sisters conspire in the opening scene of William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth

Watch the Weird Sisters conspire in the opening scene of William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth

Learn about how the Weird Sisters (three Witches) conspire in Act I, scene 1, of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
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Transcript

[Music in]

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.

THIRD WITCH: That will be ere the set of sun.

FIRST WITCH: Where the place?

SECOND WITCH: Upon the heath.

THIRD WITCH: There to meet with Macbeth.

[Music out]
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