MacBeth

             SCENE 1 - In some unspecified place, in the middle of fog and filthy air, the witches plan to meet with Macbeth after the battle.
             SCENE 2 - King Duncan's armies have recently battled the armies of Macdonwald near Forres. King Duncan, his sons, Malcolm and Donalbain, and Lennox encounter a wounded Captain and inquire about the course of the battle. The captain informs them that just when the battle seemed lost to Macdonwald's rebel forces, Macbeth rallied the forces, idlled Macdonwald, an ally of the Swedo, King of Norway, and placed the rebel's head upon a pike on the battlements of the castle. As soon as it seemed that Macbeth had rallied the forces and won the battle, the Norwegian forces attacked. The Captain was wounded and could not tell how the battle went from then on. The attendants take the Captain to the surgeon for attention.
             Ross, another of the Scottish noblemen loyal to Duncan, enters. He informs King Duncan that the Norwegians attacked along with the support of the Scottish Thane of Cawdor. However, King Duncan's armies prevailed. The Scottish armies refused to allow the Norwegians to bury their dead until King Swedo agreed to pay $10,000.
             Because the Thane of Cawdor has betrayed King Duncan, the king strips him of his title and lands and decides to award the title of Thane of Cawdor to Macbeth for his bravery.
             SCENE 3 - Somewhere upon the heath during a foul storm, the three witches reappear. The first witch has decided to take revenge upon a sailor's wife who wouldn't share chestnuts. She proposes to sail a sieve to his ship, Tiger, and board it in the form of a tailless rat, so that she can cause problems for the sailor.
             Macbeth and Banquo, another general loyal to King Duncan, enter. Macbeth comments upon the foulness of the weather and then notices the witches. Macbeth describes them as women with beards.
             They address him by name and title. First as Macbeth, Thane of Glamis, then as Macbeth, Thane...

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