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Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 1

Three witches plan to meet Macbeth when the battle ends.

Macbeth has 28 scenes in 5 acts, and Act 1 has 7 of them. Act 1, Scene 1 comes first, before Act 1, Scene 2. The 2 key lines here come from the Witches.

The Three Witches
The Three Witches. Henry Fuseli, about 1783. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

This scene in five words

WitchesplantomeetMacbeth

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The quotes

2 big quotes in this scene.

Fair is foul, and foul is fair

Witches · Act 1, Scene 1 · the supernatural · appearance and reality

Good things are bad. Bad things are good. That is the rule of the play.

When the battle's lost and won

Witches · Act 1, Scene 1 · the supernatural · appearance and reality

A fight can be won and lost at the same time. That is Macbeth's whole story.

Next →Act 1, Scene 2: Duncan rewards Macbeth with Cawdor
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