However on a desolate heath on the way to King Duncan's camp they come across three strange creatures - the 'Weird Sisters', or Witches. The Sisters seem to know exactly who Macbeth and Banquo are.

In William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” the “Weird Sisters” show how the two meanings were meant to go together: Enticing Macbeth with misleading prophecies, they truly are the fate sisters.

By CAROLYN BROWN Staff Writer By the pricking of my thumbs, “Macbeth” to Franklin County comes! Montague Shakespeare Festival ...

Her first appearance is in Act 3, Scene 5, where she scolds the Weird Sisters for meddling with Macbeth, the King of Scotland, without consulting her first. This establishes her authority over the ...