In act 1 scene 3, the second witch has been out and the other two witches are questioning her about what she has done. ... The portrayal of witches would have pleased the King because he blamed a lot of things that went wrong on witches. ... The Witches caution him, "Beware Macduff!" ... The second apparition is "a bloody child." ... The third apparition, "a child crowned, with a tree in his hand," shows the King's son, Malcolm. ...

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