They include repulsive ingredients such as, "Liver of blaspheming Jew," "Nose of Turk," and "Tongue of dog." ... The witches are meeting with Macbeth for the first time and are telling him what has and will happen to him. ... In act 1 scene 3, the second witch has been out and the other two witches are questioning her about what she has done. ... By presenting the witches as evil, King James may have thought that more people would believe what he said about witches and start to think the same way about them, as he did. ...

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• Grade Level: High School