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Macbeth Translation Act 1, Scene 1
Thunder and lightning. Three WITCHES enter.
FIRST WITCH
When shall we three meet again?In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
FIRST WITCH
When will we three meet again? In a thunderstorm, or in a lightning storm, or when it's raining?
SECOND WITCH
When the hurly-burly’s done,When the battle’s lost and won.
SECOND WITCH
When the mayhem’s finished, when the battle’s been lost by one side and won by the other.
THIRD WITCH
That will be ere the set of sun.
THIRD WITCH
That will happen before the sun sets.
FIRST WITCH
Where the place?
FIRST WITCH
At what place?
SECOND WITCH
Upon the heath.
SECOND WITCH
Out in the field.
THIRD WITCH
There to meet with Macbeth.
THIRD WITCH
We’ll meet Macbeth there.
FIRST WITCH
I come, Graymalkin!
FIRST WITCH
[Calling to her familiar, a cat] Coming, Graymalkin!
SECOND WITCH
Paddock calls.
SECOND WITCH
[Calling to her familiar, a toad] Paddock calls me.
THIRD WITCH
Anon.
THIRD WITCH
[Calling to her familiar] I'll be there soon.
ALL
Fair is foul, and foul is fairHover through the fog and filthy air.
ALL
What's fair is foul, and what's foul is fair. We’ll fly off through the fog and filthy air.
They exit.
