The document is a humorous modern retelling of the meeting between Macbeth and the three witches from Shakespeare's Macbeth. It is written in first person from Macbeth's perspective and uses American slang and references. The witches predict that Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor and king, with each prediction illustrated by Macbeth banging a drum. When the witches also predict Banquo's descendants will be kings, Macbeth and Banquo discuss what they witnessed. Messengers then arrive to inform Macbeth he has been named Thane of Cawdor, amazed that the prophecy is coming true.

1. The Witches Spell http://www.quia.com/quiz/503581.html?AP_rand=1841741442

2. "First Witch Thrice the brinded cat hath mew'd. Second Witch Thrice and once the hedge-pig whined. Third Witch Harpier cries "'Tis time, 'tis time." First Witch Round about the cauldron go; In the poison'd entrails throw. Toad, that under cold stone Days and nights has thirty-one Swelter'd venom sleeping got, Boil thou first i' the charmed pot. Then in unison the witches chanted into the cauldron: "Double, double, toil and trouble, Fire burn and cauldron bubble." After thirty-one days of sweating poison under the cold stone, the toad is ready to be put into the pot. striped hedgehog

3. Second Witch Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg and howlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. The witches then chanted together. "Double, double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble!" a snake that lives in the fens (a swampy district of eastern England). a small lizard owlet (a baby owl).

4. Third Witch Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf, Witches' mummy, maw and gulf Of the ravin'd salt-sea shark, Root of hemlock digg'd i' the dark, Liver of blaspheming Jew, Gall of goat, and slips of yew Silver'd in the moon's eclipse, Nose of Turk and Tartar's lips, Finger of birth-strangled babe Ditch-deliver'd by a drab, Make the gruel thick and slab: Add thereto a tiger's chaudron, For the ingredients of our cauldron. "Double, double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble!" mummified flesh, stomach and throat (of the shark). ravenous. Wicked woman insides. Second Witch Cool it with a baboon's blood, Then the charm is firm and good.

5. When 2 lines rhyme it is called a couplet. This spell is made up of a number of couplets. Try writing your own spell with rhyming couplets. First brainstorm pairs of rhyming words - for example: pot, hot shark, spark baboon, balloon sneeze, fleas. Be creative. Choose interesting ingredients for your spell.

6. First you'll need an old black pot Boil the water until it's hot Add a germy witches sneeze Sprinkle in 14 black fleas Have fun!

7. Parody SPELL-WITCH (singing) Fillet of a fenny snake In the cauldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg and owlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth, boil and bubble! THREE WITCHES (singing) Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble. . SPELL-WITCH By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes!

8. WEIRD WITCH (singing) Add a splash of herbal tea, Dandruff from a chimpanzee, Next mix in some rancid fat, Furball from my kitty cat! Nostrils of an aged bear, King Lear's dirty underwear! Whatever this is, I forgot! Throw it all inside the pot! THREE WITCHES (singing) Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble!

9. A Modern Macbeth – Humphrey Carpenter Call me Mac. It was the kind of day when you can do your washing without taking your clothes off. That’s to say, damp. Banquo and I were damp alright. And not just from the rain. We’d been beating the hell out of a bunch of rebels and Norwegians. And I’m not talking about tennis. Scotland’s a big place, and we had most of it to cross to get home. A lot of the scenery looks as though someone backstage is having a joke , and this bit was no exception. They called it a blasted heath. It looked as if whoever drew it had been trying to rub it out ever since. Kind of weird. But not as weird as the three dames we ran into. I mean, I’ve seen all kinds of broads, but this trio made me realise I had to redefine the species. If Helen of Troy had a face that launched a thousand ships, this lot would have sent any fleet into a mud bank. “ Hail!” yelled they youngest out of them, and she wouldn’t see ninety – five again. I looked up into the sky. Well, I thought she was talking about the weather! “ All hail, Macbeth!” screamed the second, who’d passed her sell by date a couple of centuries ago. “Hail, Thane of Cawdor.” “ You got the wrong guys, ladies,” I told them. But they hadn’t finished their little production number.

10. The style of Humphrey Carpenter’s text Written in 1st person narrative Short simple sentences – sometimes beginning with ‘and’ and ‘but’ Use of American slang Humorous modern comparisons Lots of references to feeling and reactions to the events Not violent Key events in the scene to be written in a blend of Action Description and Dialogue The witches predict Macbeth to be king Macbeth bangs his drum with each prediction and on the final one he cuts the drum skin in the shape of a dagger The witches are about to leave, but Banquo asks about his future The witches Banquo his descendants will be kings The witches disappear Macbeth and Banquo what they have just seen and continue on their journey They see ghostly figures approaching The figures are messengers from King Duncan The messengers relay their message – Macbeth has been given the title of Thane and will be visited by the king Banquo is amazed as the second prophecy has come true! Macbeth thinks events over and what he can do to make the final prophecy come true